Registered Town and Village Greens in England, Circa 1994

England's registered town or village greens captured during a survey around 1994. The data includes named sites and registration details originally collated by the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister and is now shared by Natural England. The boundaries are indicative and extremely out of date, with local authorities holding the definitive records.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land use patterns based on registered green sites.
• Map indicative locations of village greens for historical reference.
• Study the distribution of commons registration across England circa 1994.

Strengths

• Data provides a national snapshot of registered greens from a specific historical period (circa 1994).
• Includes named sites and registration details collated from local authority registers.

Limitations

• Boundaries are described as 'indicative and extremely out of date' (captured circa 1994).
• Data is not maintained as a managed dataset; the definitive source is local authorities.
• Row count, columns, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Originally collated by the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister (2004/5), now shared by Natural England.

Collection Method

Captured during a survey and collated into a single national dataset as part of a Defra project.

Time Range

circa 1994

Freshness

Data is historical, captured circa 1994. Last update date is unknown.

Geography

England