Cornforth Agricultural Land Classification Survey, 1989-1999

England and Wales agricultural land classification survey for the Cornforth and Thrislington Quarry site. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for 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 soil data and descriptions for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Map soil subgrades for Grade 3 land based on the subdivision into 3a and 3b mentioned in the description.
• Analyze soil characteristics based on unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.
• Compare land classification at varying scales based on maps ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail.
• For Grade 3 land, the data includes the subdivision into subgrades 3a and 3b.

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 to 1999

Geography

Cornforth, Thrislington Quarry site in England and Wales