National Parks Boundaries in Great Britain as of December 2015

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for National Parks in Great Britain, as at December 2015. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full resolution extent of the realm, full resolution clipped to the coastline, and a generalised 20m version. It is available via ArcGIS REST services and multiple file formats.

Use Cases

• Map National Park administrative areas based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Analyze coastal versus inland park extents based on the clipped and full-realm boundary versions.
• Perform spatial joins with other geographic datasets using the generalised 20m boundaries for faster processing.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions, including a generalised 20m version for different use cases.
• Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights, indicating authoritative source data.
• File sizes are specified for each version, with the generalised version being 356 KB for efficient handling.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from December 2015; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from authoritative sources, likely Ordnance Survey.

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:12.608857; freshness should be verified

Geography

Great Britain