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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… new Chute Lodge; in 1839, when some of them were used for farming, they apparently included a gardener's cottage. A … to pasture, and on farms worked from the parish fewer sheep and more cattle were kept. 15 In the 1930s and 1990s …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… as early as 1206. 52 In 1527 it was inclosed for dairy-farming and passed to the Crown at the Dissolution, being …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… with stress on traditional specialities. Poultry-farming and pig-breeding have increased in significance. City …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the later 18th century employment was sometimes found in farming and brick-making-a policy strongly advocated, on …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… arable land to pasture, but more commonly for dairy-farming than for sheep. There is no suggestion that the food supply was … did not curtail employment so seriously as did sheep-runs. Nevertheless, both housing and employment …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… perpetuated a rotation 'foreign to every idea of modern farming'. 75 In contrast, the inclosed lands of Thorney …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… prior. The seignorial stock at this date consisted of 500 sheep, 20 cows and 2 bulls, 100 pigs and 2 boars. The lord enjoyed fold of sheep of villein and even cottar tenants. There were 2 … (cattle, crops, stock-in-trade, &c.). Goods, other than farming stock, &c., must have been scanty at this date. In …
Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4
… 200.00 0.00 0.00 Property assessed: mkt. Comment: The sheep penns. Wind, John 6.00 30.00 0.00 0.00 Property … 7.20 36.00 0.00 0.00 Property assessed: toll/mkt. Comment: Sheep. Davon Port, John 8.00 40.00 0.00 0.00 Property …