Maps are an excellent means of visualising and understanding geography, and the Beginners' Guide to UK Geography is accordingly supported by a range of reference maps. These can be downloaded directly by clicking on the appropriate link below. The maps may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium for research, private study or internal circulation within an organisation, subject to being reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Any other use of the material is prohibited without prior permission - please contact us.
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1) English Government Office Regions (GORs) (162Kb pdf)
2) English Government Office Regions (GORs) and their constituent counties / unitary authorities (326Kb pdf). Map also covers unitary authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Northern Irish Health and Social Services Boards (HSSBs) are also shown.
3) UK counties and unitary administrations (636Kb pdf)
4) All local authorities in UK (540Kb pdf). Including both counties and districts in areas with a two-tier local government structure.
5) Greater London and the London boroughs (457Kb pdf)
Note: All administrative geography maps reflect boundaries as at 31/12/2002. |
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1) UK health geography from 1 July 2006 (1.4Mb pdf)
2) UK health geography from 9 February 2004 to 30 June 2006 (278Kb pdf). Reflects the renaming of some Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) in England.
3) UK health geography from July 2003 to 8 February 2004 (278Kb pdf). Reflects the abolition of the Directorates of Health and Social Care (DHSCs) in England.
4) UK health geography, April 2003 - June 2003 (295Kb pdf). Reflects the introduction of Regional Offices in Wales.
5) UK Health Geography, April 2002 - March 2003 (289Kb pdf). Reflects the reorganisation of English health geography into Directorates of Health and Social Care (DHSCs) and Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs).
6) UK health geography, April 2001- March 2002 (336Kb pdf). Includes NHS Executive Regional Offices and Health Authorities (HAs) in England; HAs in Wales; Health Boards (HBs) in Scotland; and Health and Social Services Boards (HSSBs) in Northern Ireland.
7) England and Wales, primary care geography, October 2006 (3.1Mb pdf). Includes Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) in England, Primary Care Organisations (PCOs) in England and Local Health Boards (LHBs) in Wales. |
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1) Great Britain: Westminster parliamentary constituencies, as at 5 May 2005 (3.9Mb pdf). Unfortunately we are unable to include Northern Ireland as we do not have digital boundary data.
Note: The May 2005 General Election saw boundary changes to the Scottish Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies. Those for England, Wales and Northern Ireland remain the same as at June 2001. |
Maps for NUTS / LAUs are currently unavailable.
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1) Great Britain National Parks 2005 (871Kb pdf).
2) Travel to Work Areas (TTWAs) 2001 (1.7Mb pdf), United Kingdom (based on 2001 Census data).
3) Registration Districts (2.5Mb pdf), England and Wales (as at 31/12/2003).
4) Registration Districts (795Kb pdf), England and Wales (as at 01/10/2001).
5) Training Enterprise Councils (TECs) / Local Enterprise Companies (LECs) (808Kb pdf). Note that this map relates to the 1999 geography and that TECs no longer exist.
6) UK Local Education Authorities (273Kb pdf)
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