Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Hambleton Westcroft Lane

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data from the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for sites surveyed between 1989 and 1999, with Grade 3 subdivided into 3a and 3b. Natural England copyright, containing Ordnance Survey data.

Use Cases

• Mapping agricultural land capability based on detailed soil survey methodology.
• Analyzing land-use suitability for planning based on Grade 3a and 3b subdivisions.
• Integrating historical soil pit descriptions and unedited sample point data into land assessment models.

Strengths

• Survey methodology follows the grading system described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

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 between 1989 and 1999, with scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Hambleton, Westcroft Lane (Selby D.L.P. HAM/D), England.