This file contains the digital vector boundaries for the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics level 1 (NUTS1) areas in England and Wales as at 1 January 2015.
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)
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 (8 MB)
Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (14 MB)
Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (1 MB)
Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (223 KB)
Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (69 KB).