HC Deb 28 February 2000 vol 345 cc18-9W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the dominant farm type for each parish in Shrewsbury and Atcham; and if he will make a statement. [111072]

Ms Quin

The information requested is provided in the following table:

Parish Dominant farm type (predominant farming activity in the parish)
Acton Burnell CP General cropping
Alderbury with Cardeston CP Dairy
All Stretton CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Astley CP Cereals and other
Atcham CP General cropping
Bayston Hill CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Berrington CP General cropping
Bicton CP Dairy
Buildwas CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Cardington CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Church Preen CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Church Pulverbatch CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Condover CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Cound CP General cropping
Cressage CP General cropping and cattle and sheep (lowland)
Ford CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Parish Dominant farm type (predominant farming activity in the parish)
Frodesley CP Dairy
Great Hanwood CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Great Ness CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Harley CP Cereals
Hughley CP 1—
Kenley CP Cattle and sheep (lowland) and mixed
Leebotwood CP Dairy
Leighton and Eaton Constantine CP Dairy
Little Ness CP Other
Longden CP 1—
Longnor CP Dairy
Minsterley CP Dairy
Montford CP Dairy
Pimhill CP Dairy
Pitchford CP Cereals
Pontesbury CP Dairy
Ruckley and Langley CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Sheinton CP Dairy
Shrewsbury CP Other
Smethcott CP Dairy
Uffington CP Dairy
Upton Magna CP General cropping
Westbury CP Dairy
Withington CP Dairy
Wollaston CP Cattle and sheep (lowland)
Woolstaston CP Cattle and sheep (LFA)
Wroxeter and Uppington CP General cropping
Suppressed to prevent discourse of information about individual holdings

Note:

This data relates to main holdings only ie minor holdings excluded

Source:

June 1998 Agriculture and Horticultural Census

The table indicates the farm type with the most main holdings in each parish. Further information on the farm types is available from "The Digest of Agricultural Census Statistics 1993".