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A History of the County of Shropshire
… in the later 17th and earlier 18th century had sheep, cattle, and arable crops together. 44 There seem to have been … as 142 sheep were kept by a Leegomery dyer in 1698. 48 Cattle were kept for milk rather than beef, and several … of grassland 56 66 78 43 arable 44 34 22 57 Percentage of cattle 13 22 35 38 sheep 72 67 46 14 pigs 15 11 19 48 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… not only by its shape and site 70 but also by its use for cattle fairs in more recent times. 71 Wellington's earliest …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and May 6th, for linen-cloth; May 20th and June 29th, for cattle; and September 30th and November 22nd, chiefly for …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on the second Monday in March, and May 12th, for horned-cattle, horses, and sheep, and for hiring servants; on July … for sheep; and October 17th and December 4th, for horned-cattle, horses, sheep, and swine. Much Wenlock enjoys many … south of its influx into the Bristol Channel. Fairs for cattle are held at Tregonetha on April 25th, May 6th, and …
A History of the County of Essex
… bridge, was mentioned as a 'drove way' or 'defence way for cattle' in 1557. 23 In the 1950s it was still being used to drive cattle into the marsh. 24 It may have led to the ferry. In … 190 A visitor in 1856 commented on the large herds of cattle there. 191 In 1953 pedigree Essex pigs were being …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and fairs are held on the 9th of May and Oct. 18th, for cattle and hardware. The elective franchise was granted in … on; and some stone-quarries are in operation. Fairs for cattle take place on April 28th and November 20th, at … for pedlery; and on Easter-Monday and September 24th, for cattle, horses, and cheese. Seal and Arms. A charter of …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1086 and livestock numbers had fallen from 1 rouncey, 14 cattle, 148 sheep, 6 swine, and 32 goats to 4 cattle, 80 sheep, and 11 swine. The 7 free men who held ½ … tenants of Bergholt Hall manor possessed horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and geese. 47 In 1541-2 Bergholt …
A History of the County of Stafford
… rights in them. 76 In 1591 Henry Partriche's small herd of cattle included 13 'fatting kine', 77 and by at least the … the parish was being leased to outsiders who fattened beef cattle, 78 and in 1688 tenants of the manor were forbidden to … that the tenant farmer at Friar Park had allowed his cattle to damage the previous year's wood when it first …
A History of the County of Stafford
… and five on the third, with a large garden and land for cattle. 50 By 1793 the owner was Elizabeth Lowe of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… demesne, and 22 acres of pasture to support a stock of 14 cattle, 6 oxen, 8 draught horses ( stotti), and 50 sheep. The … and a hay-house, are consistent with a development of cattle farming, and there is no mention of a sheepfold or of … the open field, and 13 of these also had forage rights for cattle in Townham or Towney Mead. 59 The copyholders' rights …