All the currently recognised soil series are listed below. The symbol in brackets is the map symbol used on series mapping, note the case of the letters is important. On older maps you may find soil series names which are not in this list. In 1979 the soil series were rationalised and several were reclassified as other series. You will find a list of the older series and their modern correlatives here. The list below shows 753 soil series, or soil types - the most detailed form of soils classification. Geographically, these relate to England and Wales only (a separate classification being applied in Scotland and Northern Ireland).
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