Abstract
A land classification for the county of Cumbria, in northern England, has been used as a sampling framework for ecological and land use studies. The classification, derived from multivariate analysis of features on topographic and geology maps, allowed 1-km squares to be grouped into 16 environmental classes. In the present study these classes were treated as strata and characterized in terms of soil type by point sampling. Using the distribution and relative proportions of the strata the soils in the county were described. Statistical tests indicate that the strata can be effectively characterized with much less fieldwork than would be required for conventional soil mapping. However, in this work the stratification does not provide accurate descriptions of the frequency of soils in small areas within the county. Marginal land classes were found to be more variable than upland and lowland classes.
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