Wigtownshire County : 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 166,734 Show data context
Orchards 0 Show data context
Woodland 9,680 Show data context
Rough Grazing 129,420 Show data context
Houses with Gardens 1,540 Show data context
Agriculturally Unproductive 4,610 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wigtownshire County through time | Historical Statistics on Agriculture & Land Use | Land Utilisation in the 1930s (LUSGB data), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th June 2026