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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is numerously attended by the London dealers; and a large cattle-fair on August 12th, at which as many as 3000 head of cattle have been brought for sale. The market and fairs are … it on the 16th of July and 20th of November, for horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs. The living is a discharged vicarage, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… across the eastern end at Gates End Bridge, to prevent cattle straying upon Overdyke Bank. Pepys, who visited Parson …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of the strangest of mortals, letting his wild colts and cattle of 20 or 30 years old come into the very house, which …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was discontinued in 1830, but the fairs, for horses and cattle, were still much patronized in 1879; 11 they were held … country between Crowland, Spalding, Wisbech, and Ely. Many cattle were then drowned and houses flooded, and the colza …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… time the building of the custom house, corn exchange, and cattle market severely taxed the resources of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… offices, and seed and implement shops; and the cattle market and the former corn exchange are in the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… English corn markets. 75 There are now weekly markets for cattle on Mondays and for general produce on Saturdays. 76 … before Whitsun, 25 July, and 1 and 2 August. Hemp, flax, cattle, and horses were the principal goods exchanged. 78 In … the erection of a town hall and the construction of a cattle market. The lower story of the Town Hall, of which the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… date the chief imports were timber, seed potatoes, grain, cattle, foodstuffs, and petroleum, while potatoes, scrap …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and a dairywoman. 42 In 1371 it had a herd of 65 cattle and a flock of more than 500 sheep. 43 The number of … north part of the parish during the same period, however, cattle seem to have been more important, and probate … farm in the 1690s. 84 In 1801 1,600 sheep and over 200 cattle were recorded in the parish. 85 Wheat, barley, oats, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… This is a decayed borough and market-town. A fair for cattle is held on June 24th; and there are still great …