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

Land Utilisation in the 1930s (LUSGB data)

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Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain categories 1931
Farmland 147,020 Show data context
Orchards 1,700 Show data context
Woodland 13,340 Show data context
Rough Grazing 3,020 Show data context
Houses with Gardens 23,940 Show data context
Agriculturally Unproductive 12,810 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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Date accessed: 30th July 2026