London Ancient County : Agriculture & Land Use Statistics

Abolished: 1889

These simple graphs compare London with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Percentage Arable (Agricultural Census) 1901 This rate presents the acreage of arable land recorded by the Agricultural Census, or 'June Survey'…
Oat Farming 1901 This rate presents the acreage of oats, as recorded by the Agricultural Census. The divisor used to…
Orchards as a percentage of total area 1901 Orchards are a special case within the Agricultural Census, because the land beneath the trees can …
Potato Farming 1901 This rate presents the acreage of potatoes, as recorded by the Agricultural Census or similar survey…
Sheep per Acre 1901 This rate shows the density of sheep, as recorded by the farm census.…
Wheat Farming 1901 This rate presents the acreage of wheat, as recorded by the Agricultural Census or similar surveys. …

We hold these detailed statistics for London, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Acreages of different crops, as reported by the Agricultural Census for 1891 through 1901. 1901 Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1891-1901 (18)
Acreages of different crops, as reported by the Agricultural Census for 1910. 1911 Agricultural Census Crop Categories for 1910 (19)
Acreages of farms by type of tenure. 1901 Agricultural Census Tenure-type Categories for 1891 (2)
Ages of sheep as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1901 Agricultural Census Sheep Categories for 1900-10 (3)
Basic land use categories, as reported by the Agricultural Census 1901 to 1911 Land Areas reported by the Agricultural Census (6)
Categories of Cattle as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1911 Agricultural Census Cattle Categories for 1910-11 (5)
Categories of Cattle as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1901 Agricultural Census Cattle Categories for 1900-01 (4)
Categories of horse as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1901 Agricultural Census Horse Categories for 1900-10 (3)
Farmland Use, as reported by the Agricultural Census 1901 to 1911 Agricultural Census Categories for Farmland (2)
Generalised agricultural crop classification for 1866-1970. 1901 to 1911 Agricultural Census Generalised Crop Categories (13)
Generalised Categories for Horses as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1901 Agricultural Census Generalised Horse Categories (2)
Generalised Cattle Categories as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1901 to 1911 Agricultural Census Generalised Cattle Categories (3)
Generalised Crop Acreages 1901 to 1911 Generalised Crop Categories (6)
Generalised Sheep Categories as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1901 Agricultural Census Generalised Sheep Categories (3)
Pasture Use, as reported by the Agricultural Census 1901 Agricultural Census Categories for Pasture (2)
Total areas of reporting units 1901 to 1911 Total Area (for Agricultural Census) (1)
Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census 1901 Types of animal listed by the Agricultural Census (6)
Types of pig as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1901 Agricultural Census Pig Categories for 1900-10 (2)

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