England Regional Administrative Boundaries as of December 2015

Five versions of digital vector boundaries for regions in England, including full-resolution and four generalised versions clipped to the coastline. The dataset contains Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights and was last updated on the platform in July 2026. File sizes range from 61 KB for the ultra generalised version to 11 MB for the full-resolution clipped version.

Use Cases

• Create regional maps for England based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with other datasets using the generalised boundaries for computational efficiency.
• Analyze coastline-aligned administrative units based on the clipped boundary versions.
• Integrate boundary data into web mapping services using the provided GeoJSON or KML formats.

Strengths

• Offers five distinct boundary versions, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), for different use cases.
• Provides specific file sizes for each version, with the smallest being 61 KB and the largest 11 MB.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for programmatic access and download.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and column definitions require manual inspection after download.
• Data reflects a specific snapshot from December 2015 and may not represent current regional boundaries.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey data.

Time Range

As at 31 December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:40.828041; freshness should be verified

Geography

Regions in England