Lincolnshire Ancient County : 1801 Crop Acreages

1801 Crop Acreages

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1801 Crop Return categories 1801
Wheat 50,770 Show data context
Barley 48,072 Show data context
Oats 48,752 Show data context
Potatoes 3,982 Show data context
Peas 3,707 Show data context
Beans 10,895 Show data context
Peas & Beans 7,534 Show data context
Turnips 4,737 Show data context
Rape 2,434 Show data context
Turnips or Rape 35,511 Show data context
Rye 2,963 Show data context
Other 64 Show data context
Date Source
1801 Home Office: Parish Acreage Returns

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Date Acknowledgments
1801 (1) Michael Turner (Department of Economic History, University of Hull). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes. (2) Great Britain Historical GIS Project (Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth). Role: digitiser. Restrictions on use: the data may be freely used.

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The early censuses 1801-31 used this very simple classification of occupations. The cemsuses of Great Britain from 1811 onwards applied it to families rather than persons, and all families were included under one of these headings.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lincolnshire Ancient County through time | Historical Statistics on Agriculture & Land Use | 1801 Crop Acreages, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026