Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Creeting St Mary, Beacon Hill

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Surveys use the grading methodology from "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" and map sites 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

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology.
• Analyze soil characteristics for specific sites based on available soil pit descriptions.
• Map land use potential at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Study historical land classification changes between 1989 and 1999.

Strengths

• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Original survey maps and reports scanned from paper sources.
• Survey period spans a decade from 1989 to 1999.
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data.

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

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Creeting St Mary, Beacon Hill (England)