Bourne End Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

England and Wales agricultural land classification survey for Bourne End, Boxstead Farm. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. It uses the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication and includes unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on the detailed site survey reports.
• Map land classification grades, including Grade 3 subdivisions, based on the scanned original paper maps.
• Study soil characteristics based on the unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data collected between 1989 and 1999 by a government ministry.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Original maps scanned at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

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

Bourne End, Boxstead Farm, England and Wales