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Counties and Unitary Authorities inc Metropolitan Counties (December 2022) Boundaries UK BFC

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Updated
16 December 2025
Topic
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Summary

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Count and Unitary Authorities including Metropolitan Counties, in the United Kingdom, as at December 2022.
The boundaries available are: (BFC) Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark).
Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

REST URL of Feature Access Service – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Upper_Tier_Local_Authorities_December_2022_Boundaries_UK_BFC/FeatureServer
REST URL of WFS Server –https://dservices1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/services/Upper_Tier_Local_Authorities_inc_Metropolitan_Counties_December_2022_Boundaries_UK_BFC/WFSServer?service=wfs&request=getcapabilities

REST URL of Map Server –https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Upper_Tier_Local_Authorities_inc_Metropolitan_Counties_December_2022_Boundaries_UK_BFC/MapServer

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
ArcGIS Hub Dataset HTML 16/12/2025
SQLite Geodatabase GDB 24/11/2024
GeoPackage GPKG 24/11/2024
Excel XLSX 24/11/2024
Feature Collection TXT 24/11/2024
File Geodatabase ZIP 24/11/2024
KML KML 8/2/2024
Shapefile ZIP 8/2/2024
GeoJSON GEOJSON 8/2/2024
CSV CSV Preview 8/2/2024
WFS Server 14/12/2023
Map Server 14/12/2023
Feature Server 14/12/2023
ArcGIS GeoService ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API 14/12/2023

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Harvest GUID
https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f6c95adbbc2949b5a63fd97833562d2e&sublayer=0

Contact

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