Somerset 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 759,090 Show data context
Orchards 21,890 Show data context
Woodland 49,600 Show data context
Rough Grazing 133,120 Show data context
Houses with Gardens 40,710 Show data context
Agriculturally Unproductive 26,740 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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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Somerset 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: 01st June 2026