Legacy Countryside Stewardship Scheme Agreement Boundaries in England (Closed 2014)

A static 2014 snapshot of live agreement boundaries from the former Countryside Stewardship Scheme in England, created by Natural England. The dataset represents the scheme's state at its closure in 2014 and does not contain updated information. The original scheme, established in 1991, expired in 2014 and was later relaunched under the Rural Development Programme England.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical land management patterns based on the closed scheme's agreement boundaries.
• Studying the spatial distribution of government agricultural subsidies prior to 2014.
• Comparing legacy land stewardship areas with current environmental schemes.

Strengths

• Provides a definitive snapshot of scheme boundaries at a specific point in time (2014).
• Originates from an authoritative government body (Natural England).
• Relates to a significant government subsidy program (£3.1bn for the 2014-2020 RDPE).

Limitations

• Data is static and explicitly does not include up-to-date information; last metadata update is 2026-06-19.
• Row count and specific column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Geographic scope is limited to England.

Provenance

Source

Natural England, containing Ordnance Survey data.

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the closed government scheme.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 2014; original scheme ran from 1991 to 2014.

Freshness

Static dataset; last metadata update 2026-06-19 16:43:41.561513.

Geography

England