Counties (December 2015) Full Extent Boundaries in England

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for ‘shire’ counties in England as at 31 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 (7 MB)
• Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (10 MB)
• Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (1 MB)
• Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (210 KB)
• Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (72 KB)

REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/County_December_2015_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireView
REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Feature Download Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/County_December_2015_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload

REST URL of Feature Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/County_December_2015_Boundaries/FeatureServer