West Sussex Administrative County (pre-1974) : Land Utilisation in the 1930s (LUSGB data)

Land Utilisation in the 1930s (LUSGB data)

Data cube chart.

Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain categories 1931
Farmland 259,770 Show data context
Orchards 3,000 Show data context
Woodland 59,400 Show data context
Rough Grazing 22,320 Show data context
Houses with Gardens 43,645 Show data context
Agriculturally Unproductive 11,760 Show data context
Date Source
1931 L. Dudley Stamp, The Land of Britain: Its Use and Misuse (London: Longmans/Geographical Publications, 1948)

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nCube definition


Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Sussex Administrative County (pre-1974) through time | Historical Statistics on Agriculture & Land Use | Land Utilisation in the 1930s (LUSGB data), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 30th July 2026