A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
This aspect of the Vision of Britain system presents data from two kinds of source: Agricultural Censuses, which gathered data on the kinds of crops planted and animals raised, usually from farmers; and Land Use Mapping, which actually surveyed land use, field by field. Work on this theme has been funded by DEFRA, the Environment Agency and the Frederick Soddy Trust. Our most detailed information on land use is, in fact, the complete set of the maps published by the Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain, included in our 'Historical Mapping' section.
We hold these detailed statistics for Unnamed Unit, which we graph and tabulate here:
Available datasets | Period covered | Variables (number of categories) |
---|---|---|
1801 Crop Acreages | 1801 |
1801 Crop Return categories
(65) |
1801 Crop Return Total Acreage | 1801 |
1801 Crop Return Category Total
(1) |
Acreages of different crops, as reported by Agricultural Censuses 1922-35 | 1931 |
Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1922-
(22) |
Acreages of different crops, as reported by Agricultural Censuses 1961-3 | 1961 |
Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1961-3
(29) |
Acreages of different crops, as reported by the Agricultural Census for 1891 through 1901. | 1891 to 1901 |
Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1891-1901
(18) |
Acreages of different crops, as reported by the Agricultural Census in 1871. | 1871 |
Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1871-
(17) |
Acreages of farms by type of tenure. | 1891 to 1901 |
Agricultural Census Tenure-type Categories for 1891
(2) |
Ages of fowls (chickens) as recorded by the Agricultural Census | 1961 |
Agricultural Census Categories of Fowl in 1950
(2) |
Ages of sheep as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1901 |
Agricultural Census Sheep Categories for 1900-10
(3) |
Ages of sheep as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1871 to 1891 |
Agricultural Census Sheep Categories for 1866-1891
(2) |
Ages & usage of fowls (chickens) as recorded by the Agricultural Census | 1961 |
Agricultural Census Categories of Fowl in 1960
(4) |
Basic land use categories, as reported by the Agricultural Census | 1871 to 1961 |
Land Areas reported by the Agricultural Census
(6) |
Categories of Cattle as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1961 |
Agricultural Census Cattle Categories for 1960-61
(14) |
Categories of Cattle as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1871 to 1891 |
Agricultural Census Cattle Categories for 1866-91
(3) |
Categories of Cattle as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1901 |
Agricultural Census Cattle Categories for 1900-01
(4) |
Categories of Cattle as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1931 |
Agricultural Census Cattle Categories for 1920-31
(7) |
Categories of horse as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1901 |
Agricultural Census Horse Categories for 1900-10
(3) |
Categories of horse as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1931 |
Agricultural Census Horse Categories for 1920-31
(5) |
Categories of horse as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1871 |
Agricultural Census Horse Categories for 1870-1885
(2) |
Categories of horse as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1891 |
Agricultural Census Horse Categories for 1891
(3) |
Farmland Use, as reported by the Agricultural Census | 1871 to 1961 |
Agricultural Census Categories for Farmland
(2) |
Farmland Use, as reported by the Land Utilisation Survey | 1931 |
Land Utilisation Survey farmland categories
(2) |
Farmworkers, as reported by the Agricultural Census | 1931 |
Agricultural Census Categories for Farmworkers in 1930
(6) |
Farmworkers, as reported by the Agricultural Census | 1931 |
Agricultural Census Generalised Categories for Farmworkers
(5) |
Generalised agricultural crop classification for 1866-1970. | 1871 to 1961 |
Agricultural Census Generalised Crop Categories
(13) |
Generalised Categories for Horses as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1871 to 1931 |
Agricultural Census Generalised Horse Categories
(2) |
Generalised Cattle Categories as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1901 to 1961 |
Agricultural Census Generalised Cattle Categories
(3) |
Generalised Crop Acreages | 1801 to 1961 |
Generalised Crop Categories
(6) |
Generalised Pig Categories as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1961 |
Agricultural Census Generalised Pig Categories
(3) |
Generalised Sheep Categories as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1901 to 1961 |
Agricultural Census Generalised Sheep Categories
(3) |
Land Utilisation in the 1930s (LUSGB data) | 1931 |
Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain categories
(6) |
Ownership of rough grazing land | 1961 |
Agricultural Census Categories for Rough Grazing
(2) |
Pasture Use, as reported by the Agricultural Census | 1871 to 1961 |
Agricultural Census Categories for Pasture
(2) |
Sizes of farms as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1931 |
Agricultural Census Farm Size in four categories
(4) |
Sizes of farms as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1931 |
Agricultural Census Farm Size Categories for 1920
(7) |
Total area, in acres | 1931 |
Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain Total
(1) |
Total areas of reporting units | 1801 to 1931 |
Total Area (for Farm Census)
(1) |
Total Farm Workforce, as reported by the Agricultural Census | 1931 |
Variable for total number of farmworkers
(1) |
Total number of farms & smallholdings | 1931 |
Total Number of Farms
(1) |
Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census | 1871 to 1961 |
Types of animal listed by the Agricultural Census
(6) |
Types of goat as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1961 |
Agricultural Census Goat Categories for 1961
(2) |
Types of pig as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1901 |
Agricultural Census Pig Categories for 1900-10
(2) |
Types of pig as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1931 |
Agricultural Census Pig Categories for 1920-30
(3) |
Types of pig as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1961 |
Agricultural Census Pig Categories for 1940-41
(8) |
Types of poultry as recorded by the Agricultural Census. | 1931 to 1961 |
Agricultural Census Poultry Categories
(4) |
Types of sheep as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1961 |
Agricultural Census Sheep Categories for 1960-70
(6) |
Types of sheep as reported by the Agricultural Census. | 1931 |
Agricultural Census Sheep Categories for 1920-30
(4) |
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