Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Coxheath Site Maps and Reports

ALCR15094 is a detailed Agricultural Land Classification survey for the Coxheath, Forstal Lane site in Maidstone. The dataset likely contains 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 includes Grade 3 subdivisions and may contain unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on detailed site survey reports.
• Map land grade subdivisions, including Grade 3a and 3b, based on scanned original paper maps.
• Study soil characteristics based on unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales and level of detail from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports, preserving the original survey detail.

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

Coxheath, Forstal Lane (Maidstone LP Site 14), England