Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports for Chobham

Original paper maps and survey reports for detailed agricultural land classification surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The data includes scanned maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 and uses the grading methodology from the official "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" guidelines. For some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available.

Use Cases

• Map historical agricultural land grades based on scanned survey maps.
• Analyze soil characteristics and subgrades for Grade 3 land based on available soil pit descriptions.
• Study land quality changes over a decade using surveys from 1989 to 1999.

Strengths

• Survey data spans a decade from 1989 to 1999.
• Maps include detailed subdivisions of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Survey scales range from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, providing varying levels of 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

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Chobham, Stonehill Road (England)