Counties and Unitary Authorities (December 2021) Boundaries EN BFC

<span style='box-sizing:border-box; max-width:100%; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14.4px;'>This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Counties and Unitary Authorities, in England, as at December 2021.</span><div style='box-sizing:border-box; max-width:100%; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Lato, "Avenir Next"; font-size:16px;'><span style='box-sizing:border-box; max-width:100%; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: Counties and Unitary Authorities vector boundaries · Boundaries clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark)
Coverage docs-verified: England · Boundaries as at December 2021 (snapshot)
Resolution docs-verified: Full resolution, clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark)
Formats docs-verified: SQLite Geodatabase (GDB) · GeoPackage (GPKG) · Excel (XLSX) · Feature Collection (TXT) · File Geodatabase (ZIP) · ArcGIS Hub Dataset (HTML) · KML · Shapefile (ZIP) · GeoJSON · CSV · ArcGIS MapServer · WFS Server · ArcGIS FeatureServer · ArcGIS GeoService REST API
Access docs-verified: Open Government Licence v3.0 for downloads and listed services; no authentication listed

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Assigning project sites or flood and drainage records to their county or unitary authority for LLFA and consent reporting · Clipping or summarising regional environmental baselines by authority area · Base layer for local-authority planning constraint mapping in GIS
Audience llm-inferred: GIS analysts · planners · environmental consultants · flood consultants · drainage engineers

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Covers England only; no Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland · December 2021 snapshot; later authority boundary changes are not reflected · Entry licence is 'not stated' and the docs' Licence field is 'Not set', though the footer cites OGL v3.0; confirm before redistribution · 'Updated 24 November 2024' is a last-update date, not a stated update schedule · Service endpoints (MapServer, WFS, FeatureServer) are dated 7/12/2023 in the links table and depend on ArcGIS hosting

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Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata observed 14/10/2026 · research sweep: sweep-2026-10-16 (data.gov.uk)