ALCL02197: Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Ormesby, Redcar and Cleveland

Ormesby, North of Long Bank Farm in Redcar and Cleveland, England, is covered by this detailed Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and reports from a site survey conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It uses the grading methodology from "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales," with Grade 3 subdivided into subgrades 3a and 3b.

Use Cases

• Classify land for agricultural potential based on the detailed ALC grading methodology.
• Analyze soil quality variations using the unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.
• Support land-use planning decisions with geospatial maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Compare land grades over time using surveys from the 1989-1999 period.

Strengths

• Includes original scanned maps and reports, preserving historical survey detail.
• Applies a specific, documented grading methodology from a named government publication.
• Provides subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer granularity.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; data provided by Natural England.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving soil analysis and mapping, conducted between 1989 and 1999.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 13:04:31.963795; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ormesby, north of Long Bank Farm, Redcar and Cleveland, England, United Kingdom.