Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Ickleton Hinxton Hall

Post-1988 survey data for agricultural land classification in England and Wales, collected between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. It includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites, with land grades subdivided into subgrades 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on detailed soil survey methodology
• Map land use suitability for farming based on subdivided Grade 3 classifications
• Analyze soil characteristics based on unedited sample point data and pit descriptions

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer granularity
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys

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

Natural England and Ordnance Survey via the Government Digital Service

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Ickleton, Land south of Hinxton Hall, England and Wales