Orlingbury Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data for Orlingbury, Harrowden Road, collected by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports, with soil grades subdivided into 3a and 3b, and unedited sample point soils data for some surveys. It is provided by Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data.

Use Cases

• Map historical agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology.
• Analyze soil subgrade distributions (3a and 3b) within Grade 3 land.
• Study soil characteristics using the available unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data collected by a government ministry (MAFF) between 1989 and 1999.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• 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.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1989-1999 collection period.

Provenance

Source

Natural England / Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Orlingbury, Harrowden Road (England)