Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports for Baston Manor Pit
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Description
Scanned original paper maps and survey reports detail the Agricultural Land Classification for the Baston Manor Pit site. The Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food surveyed this individual site in detail between 1989 and 1999, mapping land grades at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.
Use Cases
Analyze historical land quality changes based on detailed soil survey data.
Map agricultural land grades for planning purposes based on the classification methodology.
Correlate soil pit descriptions with land classification grades for soil science research.
Strengths
Surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999, providing a historical snapshot.
Maps include subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
Uses the current grading methodology described in the official Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Natural England, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Collection Method
Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, with scanned original paper maps and reports.