Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports for Four Marks, Lymington Bottom

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the Four Marks, Lymington Bottom site in East Hampshire. The dataset likely contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports produced between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. It includes detailed land grading, with Grade 3 subdivided into 3a and 3b, and may contain unedited soil sample point data and pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Assessing agricultural land quality for planning based on the detailed grading methodology.
• Mapping land use suitability based on the scanned survey maps and reports.
• Analyzing soil characteristics based on the unedited sample point and soil pit data mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
• Maps include subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer detail.
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Row count, column names, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Maps were produced at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, which may affect consistency.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service, Natural England, Ordnance Survey

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Four Marks, Lymington Bottom (East Hampshire Site 1133), England