Parish Boundaries for England and Wales, Clipped to Coastline (December 2016)

Digital vector boundaries for Parishes and Non-Civil Parished Areas in England and Wales as at 31 December 2016. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full resolution (extent of the realm), full resolution clipped to the coastline, and a generalised (20m) version clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping local administrative units based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Performing spatial joins with demographic data using the parish boundaries.
• Creating simplified (generalised) maps for visualization based on the 20m clipped version.

Strengths

• Provides three specific boundary versions: full resolution (extent), full resolution (clipped), and generalised 20m (clipped).
• Contains boundaries for both Parishes and Non-Civil Parished Areas, covering the complete administrative geography of England and Wales for the snapshot date.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, with the generalised version being a smaller 14 MB download.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is a snapshot from December 2016; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized and maintained by national mapping and statistical agencies.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:35.065186; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales