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A History of the County of Oxford
… leys, and Cow leys 6 suggest the importance of sheep and cattle in the later Middle Ages, at least on the demesne, but … but 64 qr. were bought. The livestock comprised horses and cattle, including 40 bullocks, but much of the abbey's meadow … 1493, however, the mayor and bailiffs of Oxford seized 10 cattle which William Thornbury of Wolvercote had put on the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… been long disused, and fairs now take place for horses, cattle, and sheep, on May 4th and November 12th. Wooburn … two excellent quays. The market is on Wednesday, for corn, cattle, and provisions; and fairs occur on April 5th and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and her tenants (presumably after Francis's death) pounded cattle there. In the years 1693-8 the 'steeple', formerly a …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… (1608)], the term refers to a COMB, sometimes called a JERSEY COMB, designed to comb the long fibres out of the … this was called COMBED WOOL, and was used to make JERSEY and WORSTED. The process of wool combing entailed …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… kept half the small tithes of Ditton Camoys, and tithes on cattle, sheep, and the mill were commuted by 1709. 22 Before …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… (d. 1559) had 300 ewes and 100 yearlings at Saxon Hall. 47 Cattle were kept before 1350, 48 but probably by more farmers … manor and partly to tenants. They were open for commonable cattle every third year from either 1 August (Lammas grounds) … the late 19th-century depression by incorporating more cattle and more grass for hay and grazing. In both 1870 and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… flock. Since then the sheep have yielded their place to cattle, all the downland has been fenced, and much of it has …
A History of the County of Essex
… Londoners paid weekly rates to graze their horses or cattle on Woodford fields. Local farmers also kept many cows … were cultivated in the early 20th century 22 and a few cattle are still (1965) grazed at Woodford. There was a … ordered the mill to be fenced because it was dangerous to cattle and passers-by. 31 An attempt by a Walthamstow miller, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the parish seems to have been arable, 8 though over 100 cattle besides draught animals, and 922 sheep were recorded … were in the proportion of nearly three to two; 382 cattle were then listed and 1,695 sheep. By 1909 there were … in non-agricultural occupations. 63 There was a corn and cattle dealer in 1852, and often a carpenter or a shopkeeper …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Market Street and extended north on Oxford Street. 67 The cattle and pig markets were still in Market Street in the …