Administrative boundary maps

Latest Updates

ABM001 North has been updated to show the Scottish Westminster Parliamentary boundary changes that came into effect in 2005. It will be available to order from 6th March 2006.

ABM009 South East England has been reprinted to update the base mapping and is now available to order. ABM's 002-008 will follow shortly.

About the product

Administrative boundary maps are definitive graphic maps outlining all unitary, local authority, European and Westminster parliamentary boundaries in Great Britain. Administrative boundary maps are ideal for identifying which local authorities need to be contacted when planning large ventures such as road construction or building projects. They are also a useful addition to archival records in libraries, educational and legal establishments and local government offices.

There are eight maps at 1:250 000 scale together covering the whole of Great Britain, following the sheetlines of the OS Travel Maps – Road series, showing unitary and local authority boundaries. A further two at 1:625 000 cover the whole of the country, indicating European and Westminster boundaries.

Suggested applications

• Planning and analysis
• Education and research

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Features and benefits

• Revised in accordance with significant boundary change generating a graphical representation of administrative boundary information in Great Britain.
• When overlaid on Ordnance Survey small-scale mapping, boundary information easily relates to roads, towns or other features.
• Colour-coded information allows easy identification of different boundaries and areas.