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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the former harbour, are also in the parish. A fair for cattle and cheese is held on the 26th of July and two … 14th, May 17th, and September 7th, principally for cattle, horses, and pedlery; and statutefairs for hiring …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in timber, corn, and coal, is carried on. A fair for cattle is held on October 15th. The living is a vicarage, … gloves. A fair is held on the 26th of August, for horses, cattle, and sheep. The living is a rectory, valued in the … hills rushed down with resistless violence, destroying cattle and other property in the immediate vicinity, and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… included wheat, barley, 12 flax, hemp, and apples, while cattle, sheep, pigs, and geese were raised. 13 A tenants' … grown. Animals raised at that period were chiefly sheep, cattle, and pigs, with some poultry. Inhabitants by the later … and swedes; there were then 533 a. of grass, with 193 cattle, 720 sheep, and 85 pigs. The proportion of pasture to …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… a year old, or in its second year, and used especially of CATTLE, SHEEP or HORSES. In connection with cattle it refers to an animal coming between the CALF and the … account for why it was often grown in churchyards where cattle and other domestic animals were to some extent …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 8 villani and 6 bordars. The demesne livestock comprised 6 cattle, 3 pigs, and 60 sheep. Woolston was assessed at over 3 … to the calendar it was held on 26 August and was known for cattle, sheep, and horses. 33 It was said to have suffered …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Hearne attributed the name Erdington to the large herds of cattle he saw grazing there. 83 Sir Thomas Spencer at his … sheep were common and it was unusual to have no sheep, but cattle herds, averaging c. 15 in the 17th and 18th centuries, … as a source of spun fibre, but was later grown mostly for cattle feed. 95 Flax spun by paupers in the parish from the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… moorland, affording rough pasturage for sheep and a few cattle. The surface is hilly and mountainous, and intersected … also a few of the Leicestershire on some of the farms. The cattle are of the Ayrshire crossed by the short-horned breed: the number of milch-cows is 200, and of young cattle nearly the same; and about 150 Highland cattle are …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… stallions, and in the 1940s and 1950s it was used to rear cattle for beef. 8 Both Yatesbury House farm and Yatesbury …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… much decayed, is still of respectable appearance. A great cattle-market is held on the fourth Wednesday in every month. … and on every alternate Friday is the great market: corn, cattle, pigs, bacon, butter, cheese, hemp, and flax, are sold … Fairs are held on June 28th and November 17th, for horses, cattle, and pedlery; each continuing for two days. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… names and land use in 1625 that sheep farming and probably cattle grazing were dominant, at least on the inclosed land. … later 17th century: the tenant of Manor farm in 1683 had cattle worth c. £44, hay worth £46 10 s., and wheat, barley, … in 1852 the departing tenant of Manor farm sold over 30 cattle, 30 sheep, 25 pigs, and 2 ricks of wheat, and in 1862 …