General View of Agriculture county surveys explained

The General View series of county surveys was an initiative of the Board of Agriculture of Great Britain, of the early 1790s. Many of these works had second editions, in the 1810s.

The Board, set up by Sir John Sinclair, was generally a proponent of enclosures.[1]

England

CountyTitleYearAuthorComment
BedfordshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Bedford1794[2] Thomas StoneBedfordshire was noted for barley, but had some market gardening. Joan Thirsk comments that the conservatism noted in the reports for arable farming was overstated.[3]
1808,[4] 1813[5] Included contributions by Charles Abbot.[6] Batchelor observed the expansion of straw plaiting, carried out largely by women and children.[7]
BerkshireGeneral View of the Agriculture in Berkshire1794[8] William Pearce
General View of the Agriculture of Berkshire1809,[9] 1813[10] William Fordyce Mavor
BuckinghamshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Buckingham1794[11] William James, Jacob MalcolmJames and Malcolm were of Stockwell, according to the title page.
General View of the Agriculture of Buckinghamshire1810[12] 1813[13] St. John Priest, Richard ParkinsonPriest wrote also Delectus Graecorum Sententiarum (1798).[14] A Senior Wrangler, he was vicar of Scarning, and died in 1818.[15] The title page mentions him as Secretary to the Norfolk Agricultural Society.
CambridgeshireGeneral View of the Agriculture in the County of Cambridge1794[16] Charles VancouverVancouver and then Gooch listed 26 parishes where underdraining had been carried out as a land improvement.[17]
1811,[18] 1813William GoochWilliam Gooch, A.B. was a cleric who signed the work in 1807 from Whatfield parsonage, Suffolk.[19] Gooch, a neighbour and protégé of Arthur Young, was a curate there when brought in to revise the Cambridgeshire survey. Young then recommended him to John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown as agent for Castle Upton, an appointment that had a poor outcome.[20]
CheshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County Palatine of Chester1794[21] Thomas Wedge
General View of the Agriculture of Cheshire1808,[22] 1813Henry HollandHolland advocated for threshing machines, and paring and burning (a technique for bringing land into cultivation).[23]
CornwallGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Cornwall1794 Robert Fraser
1811[24] George Bouchier WorganWorgan, who had fallen into financial difficulties, was given the task of revising the survey by Young, after Richard Parkinson and Humphry Davy had turned it down[25] The report was worked over by Charles Penrose, the Rev. Robert Walker, and the Rev. Jeremiah Trist.[26]
CumberlandGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of CumberlandJohn Bailey, George CulleyBailey was land agent to Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville, at Chillingham Castle.[27] -
DerbyshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Derby1794[28] Thomas Brown
General View of the Agriculture and Minerals of DerbyshireI (1811) II (1813) III (1817)
DevonGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Devon1794Robert Fraser
General View of the Agriculture of Devon1808, 1809Charles VancouverThe survey noted that pack horses, except in hilly areas, were being replaced by wagons and carts. In general the county's agriculture was not in period of rapid change.[29]
DorsetGeneral View of the Agriculture, in the County of Dorset1793 John ClaridgeClaridge was of Craigs Court, London.[30]
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Dorset1812 William Stevenson
County DurhamGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Durham 1794Joseph GrangerIntroduction by Sir William Appleby.[31] Granger was a land surveyor at Heugh, near Durham.
1810John Bailey
EssexGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Essex1794Messrs. Griggs This was a short report of 29 pages. The Griggs were of Hill House, Kelvedon.
General View of the Agriculture in the County of Essex1795Charles Vancouver
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Essex I, II1807Arthur Young
GloucestershireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Gloucester1794George TurnerTurner was of Dowdeswell.
1807Thomas Rudge
HampshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Hants1794Abraham and William DriverThe authors were great-uncles of Robert Collier Driver, and were land agents and surveyors in Surrey.[32] [33] Included was Richard Warner, on the Isle of Wight.[34]
General View of the Agriculture of Hampshire, Including the Isle of Wight1810Charles Vancouver
HerefordshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Hereford1794John ClarkIt has been commented that Clark gave two pages to mistletoe, but had only a few words for Hereford cattle.[35]
1805[36] John Duncumb
HertfordshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Hertford1795D. Walker
General View of the Agriculture of Hertfordshire1804Arthur Young-
HuntingdonshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Huntingdon1793George Maxwell
1793Thomas Stone??
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Huntingdon1811Richard Parkinson
KentA General View of the Agriculture of the County of Kent1786John Boys
LancashireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Lancaster1794John Holt
General View of the Agriculture of Lancashire1815 Richard Watson Dickson
LeicestershireGeneral View of the Agriculture of Leicester1794John MonkMonk reported on the sheep breeding of Robert Bakewell.[37]
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Leicester1819 (ODNB)
LincolnshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of Lincoln1794Thomas Brace Stone
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Lincoln1799Arthur Young
General View of the Agriculture of the County of LincolnshireArthur Young
MiddlesexGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Middlesex1793Thomas Baird
1794Peter FootSurveyor of Dean Street, Soho, London.
1798, 1813 (2nd edition)[38] John Middleton On the 1813 title page, Middleton is described as a land surveyor, and as farming at West Barns Farm, Merton, and Lambeth, Surrey.
NorthamptonshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Northampton1809 (ODNB)William Pitt
General View of the Agriculture of the County of NorthamptonshireJames Donaldson
Northumberland General View of the Agriculture of the County of Northumberland John Bailey, George Culley
NorfolkGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Norfolk1794Nathaniel Kent
1804,[39] 1813[40] Arthur Young
NottinghamshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Nottingham1794, reprinted 1798[41] Robert LoweRobert Lowe, of Oxton,[42] was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1802. Father of Rev. Robert Lowe (1780–1845), rector of Bingham, he was grandfather of Robert Lowe the Chancellor of the Exchequer.[43]
OxfordshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Oxford1794Richard Davis
1809Arthur Young
RutlandGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Rutland1794John Crutchley
1808Richard Parkinson
ShropshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Salop1794John Bishton senior (ODNB)
General View of the Agriculture of Shropshire1803Peter Plough (collective pseudonym)[44] Joseph Babington, John Stackhouse, Thomas Telford, Robert Townson and William Withering were involved in the compilation; also William Reynolds.[45] The editor was Joseph Plymley, from 1804 Joseph Corbett.[46]
1812Joseph Plymley?
SomersetGeneral View of the Agriculture in the County of SomersetBillingsley went to the antiquarian Richard Locke for information.[47]
StaffordshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of Stafford1794 (ODNB)William Pitt
SuffolkGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Suffolk1794, 1797[48] Arthur Young
SurreyGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Surrey1794William Malcolm
1809William Stevenson
SussexGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Sussex1793, 1808? (ODNB)Arthur Young (the Younger)
WarwickshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Warwick1794John Wedge
General View of the Agriculture of Warwick1815Adam Murray
WestmorlandGeneral View of the Agriculture of Westmoreland1794Andrew Pringle
WiltshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Wiltshire1794 Thomas Davis
WorcestershireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Worcester1794William Thomas Pomeroy
1813 (ODNB) William Pitt
Yorkshire, East RidingGeneral View of the Agriculture of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1794Isaac Leatham
1812Henry Eustasius StricklandStrickland (1777–1865) was the youngest son of Sir George Strickland, 5th Baronet.[49] [50]
Yorkshire, North Riding General View of the Agriculture of the North Riding of Yorkshire1794John TukeTuke was a land surveyor of Lincroft, near York.
Yorkshire, West Riding General View of the Agriculture of the West Riding of Yorkshire1794,[51] 1799 In 1794, the authors signed (p. 8) from Haddington, East Lothian.

Ireland

CountyTitleYearAuthorComment
King's County (now County Offaly)General View of the Agriculture and Manufactures of King's County1801Sir Charles Coote, 2nd BaronetCoote (1765–1857) was the illegitimate son of Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont.[52]
Queen's County (now County LaoisGeneral View of the Agriculture and Manufactures of Queen's CountySir Charles Coote
County WicklowGeneral View of the Agriculture and Mineralogy, Present State and Circumstances of the County of Wicklow1801 Robert Fraser

Scotland

CountyTitleYearAuthorComment
AberdeenshireGeneral View of the Agriculture and Rural Economy of the County of Aberdeen1794[53] James Anderson
General View of the Agriculture of Aberdeenshire1811George Skene Keith
AngusGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Angus and Forfar1794George Dempster[54]
A General View of the Agriculture of Angus1794James RogerRoger (1767–1849) was minister at Dunino and father of Charles Rogers.[55]
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Angus, or Forfarshire1813James Headrick
ArgyllshireGeneral View of the Agriculture in the County of Argyll. And Western Part of Inverness-shire1794James Robson
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Argyll1798John Smith
AyrshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Ayr1793William Fullarton
1811William Aiton
BanffshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Banff1794
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Banff1812David Souter
BerwickshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Berwick1794Alexander Lowe Appendix by Arthur Bruce of the Natural History Society of Edinburgh.[56] The 1799 History of Berwick by John Fuller had its origins in a submission as the Berwickshire survey.[57]
1808Robert Kerr
ButeGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Bute1816William Aiton
CaithnessGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Caithness1812, 1815John Henderson
ClackmannanshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Clackmannan1795John Francis ErskineErskine was of Marr.[58]
ClydesdaleGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Clydesdale1794, 1813John Naismith
DumbartonshireGeneral View of the Agriculture in the County of Dumbarton1794David Ure
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Dumbarton1811Andrew Whyte, Duncan Macfarlan
DumfriesshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Dumfries1794Johnstone was a minister at Holywood.
1812William Singer
FifeshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Fife1794Robert Beatson of Pitteadie (1732–1815)
General View of the Agriculture of Fife1800 John D. D. Thomson
GallowayGeneral View of the Agriculture of Galloway, Comprehending... Kirkcudbright and... Wigton1794James Webster
General View of the Agriculture of Galloway1806 (ODNB)Samuel SmithSmith (died 1816) was minister at Borgue, and was grandfather of Samuel Smith (1836–1906).[59]
HebridesGeneral View of the Agriculture of the Hebrides, or Western Isles of ScotlandJames MacdonaldMacdonald advocated the adoption of the potato as a staple of diet.[60]
Central HighlandsGeneral View of the Agriculture of the Central Highlands of Scotland1794[61] William Marshall
Inverness-shireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Inverness1808James Robertson
KincardineshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Kincardine1795James Donaldson
General View of Kincardineshire1813 (ODNB)
KinrossGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Kinross1797David Ure
General View of the Agriculture of the Counties of Kinross and Clackmannan1814Patrick Graham
East LothianGeneral View of the Agriculture and Rural Economy of East Lothian1794George Buchan-Hepburn
General View of the Agriculture of East Lothian1805Robert Somerville
MidlothianGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Mid Lothian 1793 (ODNB), 1794, 1795George RobertsonThe 1795 Edinburgh edition contained "additional remarks of several respectable gentlemen and farmers in the country".[62]
1812[63] Robert BaldBald was a civil engineer.
West LothianGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of West-Lothian1794, 1811James Trotter
MorayGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Elgin or Moray1794James Donaldson
NairnGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Nairn1794James Donaldson
General View of the Agriculture of the Counties of Nairn and Moray1813William Leslie-
OrkneysGeneral View of the Agriculture of the Orkney Islands1814John Shirreff
PeebleshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Peebles, with Various Suggestions1802Charles Findlater
Perthshire General View of the Agriculture of the Carse of Gowrie, in the County of Perth 1794James Donaldson
General View of the Agriculture in the Southern Districts of the County of Perth1794James Robertson
General View of the Agriculture in the County of Perth1799James Robertson
RenfrewshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of RenfrewAlexander Martin
General View of the Agriculture of Renfrewshire ... and an Account of its Commerce and Manufactures1812 John Wilson
Ross and CromartyGeneral Survey of the Counties of Ross and Cromarty1810[64] George Steuart Mackenzie
RoxburghshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Roxburgh1794David Ure
General View of the Agriculture of the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk 1798[65] The survey is considered partisan on the enclosure question.
SelkirkshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Selkirk1794Thomas Johnston
ShetlandsGeneral View of the Agriculture of the Shetland Islands1814John Shirreff
StirlingshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Stirling1796R. Belsches
General View of the Agriculture of Stirlingshire1812Patrick Graham
SutherlandGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Sutherland1812John Henderson
TweedaleGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Tweedale1794Thomas Johnston

Wales

CountyTitleYearAuthorComment
North WalesGeneral View of the Agriculture of North Wales1794George Kay
General View of the Agriculture and Domestic Economy of North WalesWalter Davies
South WalesGeneral View of the Agriculture and Domestic Economy of South WalesWalter Davies
Anglesey1794 (ODNB)George Kay
BrecknockshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Brecknock1794John ClarkClark considered the local cattle to be poor.[66]
CardiganGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of CardiganThomas Lloyd, David TurnorLloyd was Capt. Thomas Lloyd R.N. of Cilgwyn, a noted agricultural improver.[67] Turnor was a clergyman, reclaimer of land, and founder of a Society for Encouragement of Agriculture.[68]
CarmarthenGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Carmarthen1794Charles HassallHassall was land steward on the Llanstinian estate.
GlamorganGeneral View of the Agriculture of the Country of Glamorgan1796John Fox
MonmouthshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Monmouth1794John Fox
1815Charles Hassall
PembrokeshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Pembroke1794Charles Hassall
RadnorshireGeneral View of the Agriculture of the County of Radnor1794John Clark

Other

CountyTitleYearAuthorComment
Channel IslandsGeneral View of the Agriculture and Present State of the Islands on the Coast of Normandy, Subject to the Crown of Great Britain1815Thomas Quayle
Isle of ManGeneral View of the Agriculture of the Isle of Man1794Basil Quayle
1812[69] Thomas Quayle

General

William Marshall, who had written the Central Highlands survey, was a rival of Arthur Young, and at odds with him over the surveys. He wrote at length about the reports in 1808 to 1817, producing a five-volume Review, generally critical of the reports.[70] [71] [72] [73] William Lester's History of British Implements and Machinery applicable to Agriculture (1811) drew heavily on extracts from the surveys, where those covered agricultural implements. His introduction commented on the difficulty in referring farmers directly to the reports.[74]

Sir John Sinclair wrote a number of related works:

Sources

Notes and References

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