Agricultural Land Classification Survey for East Cowton, 1989-1999

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for East Cowton, Site 60A, in the Hambleton District Plan. 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 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

• Land capability assessment based on the Agricultural Land Classification grading methodology.
• Soil quality mapping based on the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Historical land use analysis based on survey data from 1989 to 1999.
• Geospatial integration of soil data based on scanned maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into more detailed subgrades 3a and 3b.
• For some surveys, includes unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific survey period and location.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

East Cowton, Hambleton District, Site 60A