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

Digital vector boundaries for civil parishes in England and communities in Wales as of 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. Contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Map parish-level administrative units based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Analyze coastal administrative extents based on the Mean High Water and Mean Low Water mark boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis with simplified geometries based on the generalised (20m) version of the boundaries.
• Integrate parish boundaries with other demographic or land-use datasets for England and Wales.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions for different analytical needs, including a 20m generalised version.
• File sizes are specified, with the generalised version being 13 MB for easier handling.
• Boundaries are explicitly dated to 31 December 2016, providing a specific temporal snapshot.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:43.237081; freshness should be verified as the boundaries reflect a 2016 snapshot.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale processing.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics and Ordnance Survey.

Collection Method

Likely digitized and maintained as part of national administrative geography services.

Time Range

As of 31 December 2016.

Freshness

Data reflects boundaries as of 31 December 2016. Metadata was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Geography

England and Wales.