Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Burghclere Site 1989-1999

Post-1988 detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites, grading land quality including subdivisions of Grade 3. Natural England provides the data, which contains Ordnance Survey information under Crown copyright.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on detailed survey reports and grading methodology.
• Map historical land use patterns based on scanned paper maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Analyze soil characteristics using unedited sample point data and soil pit descriptions available for some surveys.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer analysis.
• Original maps and reports are scanned, preserving the detail of the source material.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Provenance

Source

Natural England / Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with scanned original paper maps and reports.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Burghclere, Harts Lane (Basingstoke LP Site 12), England