Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports for Houghton Le Spring

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data includes 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 Grade 3 subdivisions 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on detailed survey reports and maps.
• Map land suitability for farming based on the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Study soil characteristics using unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data covers a defined period from 1989 to 1999.
• Maps include the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Original paper maps and reports are scanned and available.

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

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Houghton Le Spring, High Haining (England)