ALCR01799: Detailed Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Wantage, 1989-1999

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the Wantage area, south of Port Way in the Vale of White Horse. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It provides land grading, including Grade 3 subdivisions, and may contain unedited soil sample point data and pit descriptions for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil characteristics and variability based on the unedited sample point soils data mentioned in the description.
• Map historical land use potential for regional planning based on the scanned original maps and survey boundaries.
• Compare land quality subgrades (3a and 3b) for agricultural development assessments.

Strengths

• Uses the established grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Original survey maps were created at detailed scales ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with soil analysis, mapped onto paper plans which were subsequently scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last update date for the digital record is unknown.

Geography

Wantage, South of Port Way, Vale of White Horse, England.