Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Grimsby, 1989-1999

England's Grimsby area was surveyed for agricultural land quality between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The dataset likely contains scanned original paper maps, survey reports, and unedited soil data for a specific proposed employment site. It uses the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' report.

Use Cases

• Map historical agricultural land quality based on scanned survey maps and reports
• Analyze soil subgrade classifications (e.g., 3a and 3b) for land planning
• Correlate soil pit descriptions with land classification grades for site-specific studies

Strengths

• Survey data uses the official grading methodology from a referenced government report
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer analysis
• 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 surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, with data scanned from original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Grimsby, England (Proposed Employment Site off A180)