England Regional Boundaries at December 2015 with Multiple Resolutions

Digital vector boundaries for regions in England as of 31 December 2015. The dataset contains five boundary versions, including full resolution and four generalised versions clipped to the coastline, with file sizes ranging from 61 KB to 11 MB. Contains intellectual property from Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps of England based on the provided super generalised (200m) boundaries for web visualisation.
• Perform spatial joins with other UK datasets using the full resolution boundaries for high-accuracy analysis.
• Develop location-based services or applications that require the official 2015 regional geography of England.
• Compare boundary extents using the different versions, such as full resolution (extent of the realm) versus coastline-clipped versions.

Strengths

• Provides boundaries as of a specific date (31 December 2015), ensuring temporal consistency.
• Offers five distinct boundary versions, including full resolution and four generalised/clipped options (20m, 200m, 500m).
• File sizes are explicitly listed, ranging from 61 KB for ultra generalised to 11 MB for full resolution clipped.
• Contains intellectual property rights from authoritative sources: Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is specific to a single snapshot in time (December 2015) and may not reflect subsequent boundary changes.
• Row count and specific attributes for each region are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitised and generalised from Ordnance Survey mastermap data.

Time Range

As of 31 December 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:20.859790; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Regions in England.