Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Branksome Site (1989-1999)

Post-1988 agricultural land classification survey data for the Branksome site, collected between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The dataset likely contains scanned original paper maps, survey reports, and unedited soils data for some sites. Survey grading follows the methodology described in 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.

Use Cases

• Assessing agricultural land quality for planning based on detailed site surveys.
• Mapping land grade subdivisions (e.g., 3a and 3b) based on the current grading methodology.
• Analyzing soil characteristics using available unedited sample point soils data and pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data collected over a defined 10-year period (1989-1999).
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Original scanned maps and reports provide primary source material.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Survey scales and detail levels vary from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, potentially affecting consistency.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Branksome (Darlington, England)