ALCC06798: Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Hopton on Sea

Original paper maps and reports from a detailed agricultural land classification survey conducted between 1989 and 1999. The Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food surveyed the Hopton on Sea, Gorleston Golf Club extension site, grading land quality including subdivisions of Grade 3. Surveys were mapped at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, with unedited soil data available for some sites.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land quality for planning based on the detailed Agricultural Land Classification grades.
• Compare soil characteristics across survey sites based on available unedited sample point soils data.
• Assess land suitability for agricultural development based on the subdivision of Grade 3 into 3a and 3b.
• Integrate historical land classification maps with modern GIS data based on the scanned original paper maps.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Individual sites were mapped at varying scales and levels of detail, typically at 1:10,000.
• Data includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF), Natural England.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, using scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Hopton on Sea, Gorleston Golf Club proposed extension site.