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Graham Jones is a land-use planner, technical author and consultant. He operates primarily in the field of leisure geography, but it is his love for all things map-related that led him into working with GIS. He uses GIS as part of his own project work for clients, as well as for other consultancies who require this service.

Where do your sprouts come from?

12/15/2016

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This is a map of Agricultural Land Classification- Grade 1 is best and Grade 5 is worst in quality.

If they are grown in the UK it is likely that your Christmas Sprouts will be grown somewhere in the Fens- the best farmland in England;  formed partly from the rich silt deposits of a shallow sea, before it was drained.

Higher ground like the Pennines and the Northumbrian National Parks are cold and infertile, and not much good for growing arable crops. Parts of the Northumbrian National Park are also used for military training, as are bits of other open land (see previous blog). Forestry is generally not considered to be agriculture- the New Forest is a National Park.

​Inundation and river plains have had a great influence on farmland quality.

​Look at the colour and organic composition of this image- there is great beauty in maps.

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