Major Towns and Cities (December 2015) Boundaries

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

Summary

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Major Towns and Cities in England and Wales in 2015. The Major Towns and Cities (TCITY) statistical geography provides a precise definition of the major towns and cities in England and Wales. The geography has been developed specifically for the production and analysis of statistics, and is based on the Built-Up Areas geography that was created for the release of 2011 Census data. 112 TCITY are included in the dataset. The TCITY boundaries are generalised and created using an automated approach based on a 50m grid squares.


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