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A History of the County of Oxford
… succeeded by his nephew John de Trelleck, later bishop of Hereford, who resigned the living within months. 49 The … the pulpit, an arrangement likened by the rector to tiered sheep pens. The church was refloored and plaster removed, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… May 12th for oxen and other cattle, and September 25th for sheep. The town is under the superintendence of a bailiff and … with an inscription written by his son, who was Bishop of Hereford. Wolborough.See Woolborough. WOLBOROUGH.See … in the union of Bromyard, hundred of Broxash, county of Hereford, 5 miles (N. by E.) from Bromyard; containing 116 …
A History of the County of Essex
… Geoffrey, in the mid 13th century. 25 In the Middle Ages sheep rearing was import- ant, but by 1800 it had been superseded by arable farming. Sheep were presumably kept originally for dairying as well as … protection from disease. In 1086 there was pasture for 60 sheep, and the number of sheep on the demesne of Wivenhoe …
A History of the County of Oxford
… leys, Lamb leys, and Cow leys 6 suggest the importance of sheep and cattle in the later Middle Ages, at least on the … in 1662, was presumably also large. At least 11 people had sheep, one as many as 124, but only two of them, one with a … 1715) had 27 cows and a bull, worth £108, as well as 61 sheep. Three people kept bees. The usual crops were wheat, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… disused, and fairs now take place for horses, cattle, and sheep, on May 4th and November 12th. Wooburn House occupies …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… were invariably associated with other skins as in 'all Sheep-skins, Wolfels, Shorlings, Morelings' [Acts (1562)], …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Woodhill, Silvanus s. William, of Amuley (Almeley), co. Hereford, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 24 Oct., 1684, aged … of Dormington 1703, and rector of Mordiford, (both) co. Hereford, 1713. See Foster's Index Eccl. Woodhowse, John s. … [ 20] Woodhouse, Robert s. Fran., of Shobden, co. Hereford, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 7 Nov., 1707, aged …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 17 The most likely use of common of pasture was for sheep; a shepherd was recorded at Woodchester in 1327 18 and … a tenant was presented for overburdening the common with sheep. 19 The banks of the Nailsworth stream presumably …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the early 19th century the annual dipping and shearing of sheep took place on them. 76 The hamlet of Saxon Street …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the small tithes of Ditton Camoys, and tithes on cattle, sheep, and the mill were commuted by 1709. 22 Before …