Bexhill Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Detailed Soil Maps and Reports, 1989-1999

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the Bexhill, Worsham Farm site. 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 features the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, and for some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil quality variations using the unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions mentioned for some surveys.
• Map historical land use potential by overlaying scanned survey maps with contemporary geospatial data.
• Compare land grading subdivisions, specifically the Grade 3a and 3b categories, across different regions.

Strengths

• Uses the established grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into more detailed subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Contains original survey materials like scanned maps and reports for a specific site.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect temporal and geographic bias inherent to surveys from a specific 1989-1999 period and a single UK site.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys, resulting in paper maps and reports which were later scanned.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

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

Geography

Bexhill, Worsham Farm (Rother DLP), England, United Kingdom