Maidstone Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Maidstone, Boughton Lane survey data includes scanned original paper maps and reports for detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The data uses the grading methodology from 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' and maps Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Assess agricultural land capability based on detailed soil grading methodology
• Map land quality variations using scanned survey maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000
• Analyze soil characteristics using unedited sample point data and soil pit descriptions

Strengths

• Survey data is based on the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' methodology
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into detailed subgrades 3a and 3b
• Contains original scanned maps and reports providing historical fidelity

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 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Maidstone, Boughton Lane (England)