Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Morpeth North, 1989-1999

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the Morpeth North area in Northumberland. The dataset likely contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports detailing land grades, including subdivisions of Grade 3 into 3a and 3b. It was created by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999.

Use Cases

• Assess agricultural land capability based on detailed soil survey grades.
• Map land-use suitability for planning based on the subdivision of Grade 3 land.
• Analyze historical soil data trends based on unedited sample point and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, typically 1:10,000.
• Some surveys include 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.
• 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

1989-1999

Geography

Morpeth North, Northumberland, England