Oxfordshire Historic Landscape Characterisation: Polygons and Attributes
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Description
Oxfordshire's Historic Landscape Characterisation project, the final county-level study in Historic England's national program, maps the historic dimension of the current landscape. Polygons covering the entire county record dominant attributes, Broad and HLC Types, date of origin, previous landscape types, associated monuments, and evidence sources. This dataset was compiled from 2012 to 2017 using maps, aerial photographs, and field surveys to inform landscape management and conservation.
Use Cases
Assessing landscape change by analyzing previous and current landscape types recorded for each polygon.
Informing conservation strategies based on the recorded date of origin and associated monuments for historic landscape areas.
Supporting spatial planning decisions using the polygon-based mapping of dominant landscape characteristics across Oxfordshire.
Conducting historical research by examining the evidence sources and processes that shaped the current landscape character.
Strengths
Provides county-wide coverage of Oxfordshire, representing the completion of Historic England's national HLC program.
Data collection methodology combined desk-based analysis of maps and aerial photographs with field photographic surveys.
Project was conducted over a defined period from October 2012 to July 2017, providing a temporal snapshot.
Limitations
Key metadata such as row count, specific column names, license, and author are not provided in the available sources.
The accuracy of information is dependent on the nature of the source materials used, which may vary.
The 'last updated' metadata field contains a future date (2026), indicating a potential data integrity issue.
Provenance
Source
Oxfordshire County Council, funded by Historic England.
Collection Method
Primarily desk-based using maps and aerial photographs, supplemented by a field photographic survey. Mapping was done in MapInfo GIS, with data recorded in an HBSMR Access database module.
Time Range
Project conducted from October 2012 to July 2017. The temporal coverage of the landscape data itself is not specified.
Freshness
Last updated metadata shows 2026-07-08, which is a future date and conflicts with the project end date of July 2017.
Geography
Oxfordshire, England.
Users are advised to consult the Historic Environment Record (HER) to clarify the reliability of specific information. The dataset is available via WMS format.