Rural Urban Classification (2011) of Counties in EN

(File Size - 5 KB). The 2011 rural-urban classification (RUC) of counties in England is based on the 2011 RUC of Output Areas (OA) published in August 2013, and allows users to create a rural/urban view of county level products. The classification was produced by the University of Sheffield and was sponsored by a cross-Government working group comprising Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of the Communities and Local Government and Office for National Statistics.

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Source https://open-geography-portalx-ons.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/ons::rural-urban-classification-2011-of-counties-in-en
Last Updated August 25, 2025, 20:15 (UTC)
Created September 20, 2023, 22:03 (UTC)