ALCC08091b: Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Agricultural Land Classification detailed Post 1988 survey ALCC08091b contains 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 described in "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" and map land grades, including subdivisions of Grade 3, 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 detailed survey methodology and grading system.
• Analyze soil characteristics and land suitability based on unedited sample point soils data.
• Map land use policies for rural parishes based on detailed survey maps.
• Compare land grades and subgrades (e.g., 3a and 3b) across surveyed sites.

Strengths

• Survey data collected by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999.
• Includes scanned original paper maps and reports, providing primary source material.
• Maps land grades at detailed scales ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• 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, aggregated by Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Lingwood, Broadland DC Rural Parish Policies (LP), England