Wards (December 2016) Full Clipped Boundaries in the UK

Published by:: Office for National Statistics
Last updated:: 08 July 2026
Topic:: Mapping
Licence:: Open Government Licence

Summary

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Wards in the UK as at December 2016.

The boundaries available are:

Full resolution - extent of the realm (usually this is the Mean Low Water mark but in some cases boundaries extend beyond this to include off shore islands);
Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark);
Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark);
Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark) and
Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark).

Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Download File Sizes

Full resolution - extent of the realm (45 MB)
Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (49 MB)
Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (6 MB)
Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (1 MB)
Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (352 KB).

REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/UK_Wards_December_2016_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireView

REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Feature Download Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/UK_Wards_December_2016_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload

REST URL of Feature Access Service - https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/UK_Wards_December_2016_Boundaries/FeatureServer

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Download Shapefile , Format: ZIP, Dataset: Wards (December 2016) Full Clipped Boundaries in the UK	ZIP	07 April 2018	Not available
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