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The Wartime Survey of all British Land
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Video Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8plPfB0KS0
Episode 31 - The 1941 National Farm Survey. To increase production the War Agricultural Executive Committees undertook a systematic survey of every land holding over 5 acres in England and Wales. With corresponding maps, the National Farm Survey provided the most comprehensive rendition of British land since the Domesday Book. • Scientists CS Orwin, Daniel Hall and George Stapledon had been pushing for a comprehensive survey to plan agricultural reforms - proposals for land nationalisation, national parks and greenbelts were all informed by the information gathered by the War-Ags. • 0:00 - Intro • 0:26 - Maps • 1:54 - A survey at last! • 3:15 - An example • 8:47 - Farmer bashing • 11:28 - Conclusion
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