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A History of the County of Oxford
… Thomas Pinnock, in return for 152 a. of land and 160 sheep commons, were awarded 138 a. of new closes adjacent to … the 19th. The residence of a shepherd in Yelford's small farming community in 1584 75 reinforces the indications given by field names and land use in 1625 that sheep farming and probably cattle grazing were dominant, at …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… land, and a portion of common affording pasturage for sheep and young cattle; the surrounding scenery is pleasingly … is 7033 acres, and the population is mainly dependent on farming and sheep-breeding. On the confines of the county of Glamorgan, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Riding contains the smallest quantity of grass-land; its sheep pastures on the Wolds, for which it was formerly so … Riding is an eminent grazing district, where cattle and sheep of all kinds are fattened to great perfection, chiefly … For this purpose, great numbers of lean cattle and sheep are brought from Scotland and the northern counties …