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Frozen Postcode Grid References 2011

This dataset contains grid references for the 2011 frozen postcode boundaries.

Each individual postcode polygon holds a grid reference. Grid references have been assigned by NRS, choosing the building nearest to the centre of the most populous part of the postcode, or the grid reference is from Gridlink®.

 
Citation proposal
(2013) . Frozen Postcode Grid References 2011. Scottish Government https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/91d5fb93-ba29-4734-b687-dd0bd7bc4612

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Alternate title
Date ( Creation )
2013-08-15
Date ( Publication )
2013-08-15
Identifier
www.nrscotland.gov.uk / 2011 Frozen Postcode Grid References

  Owner

National Records of Scotland - (Geography branch )  
Ladywell House, Ladywell Road Edinburgh Scotland EH12 7TF United Kingdom

  Publisher

Scottish Government - (Geographic Information Science and Analysis Team (GI-SAT), Digital Public Services, DG Enterprise, Environment and Digital )  
Victoria Quay Edinburgh Scotland EH6 6QQ United Kingdom

Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned Not planned
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Statistical units
Use limitation
The following attribution statement must be used to acknowledge the source of the information: Contains NRS data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year), contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year)
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
Available under the Ordnance Survey (OS) Open Data Licence (www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata/licence)
Use limitation
The dataset has complete coverage for Scotland, and is clipped to the High Water Mark coastline (OS BoundaryLine).
Denominator
10000
Metadata language
eng English
Topic category
  • Boundaries
Geographic identifier
SCT

 

Date ( Revision )
2008-06-01

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Reference system identifier
EPSG / OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700) / 7.4
Distribution format
  • ESRI Arc/View Shapefile (10.0 )

  • WMS (1.3.0 )

OnLine resource
National Records of Scotland website  

Geography - 2011 Census Boundaries

Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Statement

This dataset contains grid references for the 2011 frozen postcode boundaries.

National Records of Scotland (NRS) create a notional boundary around the address content of a live small user postcode using real world features depicted in Ordnance Survey (OS) Mastermap product for definition. Postcode boundaries cover the entire Scottish land mass. Royal Mail (RM) allocate and maintain postcodes for the purposes of delivering mail, but do not produce the postcode boundary dataset, NRS create this.

Each individual postcode polygon holds a grid reference. Grid references have been assigned by NRS, choosing the building nearest to the centre of the most populous part of the postcode, or the grid reference is from Gridlink®.

Gridlink® is the brand name for the joint approach to creating postcode location products. These products relate unit postcodes to geographic areas such as electoral wards and Primary Care Trusts, and also provide postcode grid references. The Gridlink® consortium comprises the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Ordnance Survey, Royal Mail, the National Records for Scotland and the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.

Metadata

File identifier
91d5fb93-ba29-4734-b687-dd0bd7bc4612   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2018-02-23
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

  Point of contact

National Records of Scotland  
Ladywell House, Ladywell Road Edinburgh Scotland EH12 7TF United Kingdom

 
 

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