England and Wales Country (Dep) : Pasture Use, as reported by the Agricultural Census

Pasture Use, as reported by the Agricultural Census

Data cube chart.

Year For mowing/for hay For grazing/not for hay
1871 3,385,908 Show data context 7,990,390 Show data context
1891 4,349,685 Show data context 10,747,864 Show data context
1901 4,218,540 Show data context 11,180,485 Show data context
1921 4,052,450 Show data context 10,473,385 Show data context
1931 4,777,843 Show data context 10,923,049 Show data context
1941 3,733,520 Show data context 9,095,250 Show data context
1961 2,911,260 Show data context 7,837,323 Show data context
Date Source
1871 - 1961 Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

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Date Acknowledgments
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nCube definition


Housing density, simplified to under 1 person per room, 1 to 1.5, and over 1.5. Data for these categories can be computed for districts in England and Wales for all censuses from 1931 onwards, but for Scotland they can only be computed for 1971 on.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, England and Wales Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Agriculture & Land Use | Pasture Use, as reported by the Agricultural Census, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd August 2026