Civil Parish Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2016

Digital vector boundaries for civil parishes in England and communities in Wales as of 31 December 2016. The dataset contains three boundary types: full resolution (extent of the realm), full resolution clipped to the coastline, and a generalised 20m version. It contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps based on parish-level administrative units.
• Perform spatial analysis using boundaries clipped to the coastline.
• Integrate parish boundaries with other demographic or land-use datasets.
• Use generalised 20m boundaries for web mapping or lower-detail visualizations.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions for different use cases, including a 20m generalised version.
• Specific snapshot date of 31 December 2016 provides a consistent temporal reference.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, with the generalised version being 13 MB for easier handling.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:26.867231; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2016.

Freshness

Snapshot as of 31 December 2016.

Geography

England and Wales.