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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… that demesne, which in 1292 was stocked with 16 oxen and 2 horses and included 11 a. of peas and beans, 32 a. of oats, … 1990s and in 2000, 108 a., it was grazed alternately by horses, cattle, and sheep. 75 From 1909 or soon afterwards to … racehorses there, and had racing stables at Beckhampton. Horses were kept on the land in 2000. 76 Throughout the 20th …
Survey of London
… to the dock was a range of stables, with stalls for 22 horses, two loose boxes, harness room, a straw-shed and a …
Survey of London
… inns and taverns which were scattered around Blackwall. Horses employed in the yard worked slightly fewer hours, from … a foreman, who was also responsible for the keeping of the horses. Each morning he had to report to John Perry and the … Larkin, for instructions, and to inform them 'how many horses are coming out and to receive his orders as how to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The market is on Saturday; the fairs, chiefly for horses, horned-cattle, sheep, and cheese, are held on March …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to the yardland, but it was said in 1620 to be 8 cattle or horses to the yardland. By the later 18th century, although it was properly 6 horses or 12 cows and 60 sheep, the stint had been halved by … and later evidence suggests a stint of only 2 cattle or horses and 32 sheep to the yardland in the late 17th century …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1784 it contained bedchambers and had stabling for 20 horses. 34 The house was rebuilt in the mid 19th century, but …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Stud farm) was used by Peter Stubs for breeding shire horses, and the stud, which produced a number of champion horses notably 'Blaisdon Conqueror', was carried on until the …
A Dictionary of London
A History of the County of Oxford
… were extended; in 1720 Francis, earl of Godolphin, kept horses and cattle there, and farm buildings were sited there …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the royal stud was at Woodstock until 1360, when all the horses there were sold. 45 In the mid 13th century the royal … then park officers had acquired rights to graze cattle and horses: the Chamberlains, keepers in the 16th century, held commons for 70 cattle and 40-50 horses, 53 and overstocking by officers was one of many …
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