National Park Boundaries in Great Britain, December 2015

Digital vector boundaries for National Parks in Great Britain, as of December 2015. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full resolution (extent of the realm and clipped to coastline) and a generalised (20m) version clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Map National Park extents for environmental planning based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Analyze coastal boundary definitions based on the Mean High Water and Mean Low Water mark distinctions.
• Create simplified visualizations using the generalised (20m) clipped boundaries for web mapping.

Strengths

• Provides three specific boundary versions, including a generalised 20m version for different use cases.
• Contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics, indicating authoritative sourcing.
• File sizes are specified, with the generalised version being 356 KB, suggesting efficient download for certain applications.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from December 2015; its freshness should be verified for current applications.
• The description does not specify the number of parks or rows, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official cartographic sources.

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:09.477176; freshness should be verified as the data itself is from December 2015.

Geography

Great Britain