England Regional Boundaries at December 2015 in Multiple Generalization Levels

December 2015 digital vector boundaries for regions in England. The dataset contains five versions of each boundary, ranging from full resolution to ultra-generalized (500m), all clipped to the Mean High Water coastline. It is produced by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps of England based on regional boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with other datasets using the ultra-generalized (500m) boundaries for simplified, faster processing.
• Generate coastline-accurate visualizations using the full resolution boundaries clipped to the Mean High Water mark.
• Integrate regional boundaries into GIS software for administrative analysis.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions with file sizes ranging from 61 KB to 11 MB, offering flexibility for different use cases.
• Includes direct links to ArcGIS REST services for programmatic access and visualization.
• Specifies a precise snapshot date (31 December 2015) for the boundaries.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

As of 31 December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:52.069859; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England