Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports for Newbold Verdon

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports detail the Agricultural Land Classification for sites surveyed between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Surveys use the grading methodology from the "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" report and map individual 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

• Analyze land quality for agricultural planning based on detailed soil grade classifications.
• Map historical land-use changes based on scanned survey maps from 1989-1999.
• Study soil characteristics based on available unedited sample point data and pit descriptions.
• Validate modern land classification models based on the established grading methodology.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the established grading methodology from the "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" report.
• Maps include subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Data covers a specific 10-year period from 1989 to 1999.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single site of Newbold Verdon.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Newbold Verdon (Hinckley and Bosworth LP), England