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Counties and Unitary Authorities (December 2015) Full Extent Boundaries in England and Wales

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This file contains digital vector boundaries for counties, metropolitan districts, London boroughs and unitary authorities 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 (17 MB) Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (22 MB) Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (3 MB) Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (464 KB) Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (160 KB). REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/Counties_and_Unitary_Authorities_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/Counties_and_Unitary_Authorities_December_2015_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload REST URL of Feature Service - https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/Counties_and_Unitary_Authorities_December_2015_Boundaries/FeatureServer

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