Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports for Spennymoor

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports detail the Agricultural Land Classification for the Spennymoor site surveyed between 1989 and 1999. The data includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, following the methodology described in the official classification guidelines. Natural England and Ordnance Survey provide this data, which also contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on detailed survey grades and subgrades.
• Map land-use suitability for planning based on scanned survey maps at varying scales.
• Study soil characteristics using unedited sample point data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data follows the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer granularity.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Natural England and Ordnance Survey, via the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999.

Time Range

Survey period: 1989-1999.

Geography

Spennymoor (Sedgefield L.P. Site H1) in England.