Number of records: | 48,328 |
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Last updated: | |
Update frequency: | Quarterly (January, April, July and October) |
Geographic coverage: | England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
Data formats: | CSV, SQL, XLS |
Language and Encoding: | en-GB, UTF-8 |
Supply: | Direct online download (8.4MB zipped file) |
Field | Example | Type | Description |
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ID | 29930 | INTEGER | A unique numeric identifier for the settlement. |
Name | Newark-on-Trent | TEXT(45) | The full name of the settlement. Where a settlement is known by more than one name (for example, there may be Welsh or Gaelic language versions of the place name) the names are separated by a forward slash character. English language versions are always given first. |
County | Nottinghamshire | TEXT(39) | The ceremonial county (as defined by Ordnance Survey) which the centre point of the settlement falls in. |
Country | England | TEXT(16) | The country which the centre point of the settlement falls in. England, the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are fully covered, including outlying islands. |
Grid reference | SK799538 | TEXT(8) | The grid reference for the centre point of settlement. All grid references use the OSGB36 British National Grid, apart from records for Northern Ireland which use the TM75 Irish Grid. |
Easting | 479972 | INTEGER | The easting coordinate for the centre point of settlement. All easting coordinates use the OSGB36 British National Grid, apart from records for Northern Ireland which use the TM75 Irish Grid. |
Northing | 353841 | INTEGER | The northing coordinate for the centre point of settlement. All northing coordinates use the OSGB36 British National Grid, apart from records for Northern Ireland which use the TM75 Irish Grid. |
Latitude | 53.07582 | NUMERIC(8,5) | The WGS83 latitude coordinate for the centre point of the settlement. |
Longitude | -0.80772 | NUMERIC(8,5) | The WGS83 longitude coordinate for the centre point of the settlement. |
Elevation | 24 | INTEGER | The elevation above sea-level for the centre point of the location in meters. |
Postcode sector | NG24 1 | TEXT(6) | The postcode sector which the centre point of the settlement falls in. |
Local government area | Newark and Sherwood District | TEXT(44) | The local government area that the centre point of the settlement falls in (i.e. the name of the relevant unitary authority, borough or district council, or London borough). |
NUTS region | East Midlands | TEXT(24) | The first-level NUTS region which the center point of the settlement falls in. |
Type | Town | TEXT(16) | The type of settlement (as specified by Ordnance Survey). The possible types are: City, Town, Village, Hamlet, Suburban Area and Other Settlement. |