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Counties (December 2016) Generalised Clipped Boundaries in England

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Mapping

Summary

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Counties in England, as at 31 December 2016. 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) and
  • 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 (211 KB)
  • Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (73 KB).

REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service –https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/Counties_December_2016_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireView

REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Feature Download Service –https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/Counties_December_2016_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload
REST URL of Feature Service –https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/Counties_December_2016_Boundaries/FeatureServer

Data links

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Shapefile ZIP 24/3/2018
KML KML 24/3/2018
CSV CSV Preview 24/3/2018
GeoJSON GEOJSON 24/3/2018

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Additional information

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Harvest GUID
http://geoportal1-ons.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/61213d119008464dbf2f1719f4f47c3b_2