ALCL01793: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Knaresborough

Knaresborough, Highfield House survey data from the Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) program. The dataset contains scanned original paper maps and reports for sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It includes soil data and pit descriptions for some surveys, using the grading methodology from the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.

Use Cases

• Classifying agricultural land capability based on the official ALC grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyzing soil characteristics and limitations for land use planning based on the available unedited sample point soils data.
• Mapping land quality variations at a local scale based on the scanned original maps, which range from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Historical analysis of land quality assessment practices from the late 1980s and 1990s based on the survey time period.

Strengths

• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing more detailed classification.
• Original survey maps and reports are available, scanned from paper records.
• Surveys were conducted using the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' document.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality, file formats, and column structure require manual inspection after download.
• Row count, file size, and specific column names are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (UK), Natural England, Ordnance Survey.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with soil analysis, mapping, and reporting.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

Knaresborough, Highfield House (Harrogate), England, United Kingdom.