| 1. Introduction to Project |  |
| 2. Project Description | |
| 3. Data Description | |
| 5. Terms of Data Use | |
4. Data Download
The data downloadable from this page is available for public use. Users are, however, asked to
read the Terms of Use before download. Two products can be downloaded:
Historic County Borders Database
This can be downloaded in CSV format. Please see Data Description for a full explanation of the contents of the database.
Download Historic_County_Borders_Database.csv. (Historic Counties Standard Definition A).
Digitised Historic County Border Data
The digitised border data are being made available in Google Earth (KMZ) and Arcview Shape (SHP) format. Please see Data Description for a full explaination of the contents
of the data format. To download, click on the file name.
| Historic_Counties_of_England_and_Wales.zip | GoogleEarth KMZ format. Historic Counties Standard (Definition A). |
| Historic_Counties_of_England&Wales_OSGB.zip | Arcview Shape (SHP) format. Projection: OS National Grid. Historic Counties Standard (Definition A). |
| Historic_Counties_of_England&Wales_longlat.zip | Arcview Shape (SHP) format. Projection: Long and Lat. Historic Counties Standard (Definition A). |