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Local Administrative Units Level 1 (December 2015) Generalised Clipped Boundaries in England and Wales

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Mapping

Summary

This file contains digital vector boundaries for local administrative units, level 1 (LAU1) in England and Wales as at December 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 (25 MB)
  • Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (30 MB)
  • Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (3 MB)
  • Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (595 KB)
  • Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (225 KB).

REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Eurostat_Boundaries/Local_Administrative_Units_Level_1_December_2015_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireView
REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Feature Download Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Eurostat_Boundaries/Local_Administrative_Units_Level_1_December_2015_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload

REST URL of ArcGIS Feature Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Eurostat_Boundaries/Local_Administrative_Units_Level_1_December_2015_Boundaries/FeatureServer

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
Shapefile ZIP 31/3/2018
KML KML 31/3/2018
CSV CSV Preview 31/3/2018
GeoJSON GEOJSON 31/3/2018

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Harvest GUID
http://geoportal1-ons.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/29124941855a42d689cc22859a15e581_2