Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Dewsbury Lower Soothill Site

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data for Dewsbury, Lower Soothill (Kirklees U.D.P. Site B11:17). The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Map soil characteristics and land grades at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Analyze soil pit descriptions and unedited sample point data for specific survey sites.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Original paper maps and reports are scanned and available.

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

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, Natural England, Ordnance Survey

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Dewsbury, Lower Soothill (Kirklees U.D.P. Site B11:17), England