England Regional Boundaries, December 2015, Super Generalised Clipped

December 2015 digital vector boundaries for regions in England. The dataset contains multiple resolution versions, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), clipped to the Mean High Water coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps of England based on the regional boundaries mentioned in the description.
• Perform spatial joins with other UK datasets using the super generalised (200m) boundaries for faster processing.
• Integrate regional boundaries into web mapping applications using the provided GeoJSON or KML formats.
• Analyze coastal administrative extents using the different clipping methods (e.g., Mean Low Water vs. Mean High Water).

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions, including file sizes ranging from 61 KB to 11 MB for different use cases.
• Contains specific temporal coverage, representing boundaries as of 31 December 2015.
• Offers multiple download formats (GeoJSON, CSV, KML, ZIP) and REST service access via ArcGIS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified; the data snapshot is from 2015, though metadata was last updated in 2026.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey data.

Time Range

As of 31 December 2015

Freshness

Data snapshot is from 2015; metadata last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:59.738371.

Geography

Regions in England