This file contains digital vector boundaries for counties, metropolitan districts, London boroughs and unitary authorities (also known as Upper Tier Local 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 SizesFull 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/InspireViewREST 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/InspireFeatureDownloadREST URL of Feature Service - https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/Counties_and_Unitary_Authorities_December_2015_Boundaries/FeatureServer