Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Basingstoke Site 1

England and Wales agricultural land classification survey for a site on Old Kempshott Lane in Basingstoke. The data likely contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. It includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b, and some surveys may have unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Map land use potential for specific sites based on the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Correlate soil characteristics with land classification based on available unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey methodology is explicitly referenced to the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' document.
• Data collection period is specified as between 1989 and 1999.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into more granular subgrades 3a and 3b.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Basingstoke, England