ALCL09591: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Rockcliffe, Darlington

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data collected between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. It consists of scanned original paper maps and survey reports for the Rockcliffe, Darlington site, using the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines. The data includes detailed land grade mapping, subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, and for some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classifying agricultural land capability based on detailed soil survey reports.
• Mapping land quality grades and subgrades (e.g., 3a, 3b) for regional planning.
• Analyzing soil properties and characteristics using unedited sample point and soil pit data.
• Integrating historical land classification data with modern GIS for longitudinal land-use studies.

Strengths

• Data follows the standardized national grading methodology described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into detailed subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Contains supplementary unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to its 1989-1999 collection period.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving soil mapping and analysis, with results captured in paper maps and reports later scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Rockcliffe, Darlington, England and Wales.