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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… which the upper portion is principally arable, with some sheep-walks; the lower lands are chiefly in dairy-farms, and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… livestock farming in the parish before the Black Death, sheep farming seems not to have been of great importance, for in 1341 there was alleged to be little pasture for sheep. 72 Some specialization may gradually have developed in … greatly reduced the numbers of cattle, and especially of sheep, owned by the inhabitants of Wrockwardine. It was prob …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is held on the 26th of August, for horses, cattle, and sheep. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at … the 18th, 19th, and 20th of October, for horses, cattle, sheep, and cheese, of which last immense quantities are sold …
A History of the County of Sussex
… wheat, barley, 12 flax, hemp, and apples, while cattle, sheep, pigs, and geese were raised. 13 A tenants' pasture on … was also grown. Animals raised at that period were chiefly sheep, cattle, and pigs, with some poultry. Inhabitants by … at Bilsham in 1671 had stock in the Weald at Kirdford. Sheep were washed by the mid 18th century where Bilsham Road …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… old, or in its second year, and used especially of CATTLE, SHEEP or HORSES. In connection with cattle it refers to an …
A History of the County of Somerset
… The demesne livestock comprised 6 cattle, 3 pigs, and 60 sheep. Woolston was assessed at over 3 hides and had 2½ … cottars. The demesne had 10 a. of meadow and a flock of 66 sheep. The value of both estates had been reduced from £9 10 … In the mid 17th century the rector had shared pasture for sheep in the common fields. 83 A lease of 1694 included …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the early 17th century was apparently 10 beasts and 50 sheep to a yardland. 49 Common grazing, except in the lot … was later restricted to the verges, where a stint of 3 sheep to a yardland was set in 1720. 50 In 1086 Roger … indicate that 18 pigs or 36 piglets were kept by tenants. Sheep were not mentioned. Large quantities of butter and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of the remainder moorland, affording rough pasturage for sheep and a few cattle. The surface is hilly and mountainous, … it; the arable farms have been inclosed, and also the sheep-walks in the hilly pastures. The farm-houses are well … attention is paid to the livestock. About 45,000 sheep are reared annually: they are chiefly of the Cheviot …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… east of the village. There was common downland pasture for sheep in the north and south corners of the parish, and … south corner. 69 There was evidently common pasture for sheep in the north and south corners of the parish. In 1309 … the manor which came to be called Yatesbury House farm a sheep pasture called North leaze, apparently in the north …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Thomas Pinnock, in return for 152 a. of land and 160 sheep commons, were awarded 138 a. of new closes adjacent to … indications given by field names and land use in 1625 that sheep farming and probably cattle grazing were dominant, at … and pulse worth c. £60; there were a few pigs and only 4 sheep. 77 The inclusion of cheeses in the annual rent of …