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A History of the County of Shropshire
… moorland pasture may have greatly reduced the numbers of cattle, and especially of sheep, owned by the inhabitants of … some peas and vetches. Clover was mentioned in 1729. 84 Cattle were kept primarily for milk; as in other parishes … of grassland 51 62 70 47 arable 49 38 30 53 Percentage of cattle 13 21 39 36 sheep 73 68 48 35 pigs 14 11 13 29 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 30-2, 34-5; R. Morgan, 'The Barony of Powys, 1275-1360', Welsh Hist. Rev. x. 12-14. D.N.B. V.C.H. Salop. viii. 264-5; …
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 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… recently rebuilt. (7) House and former shop, two storeys. Welsh slate roof, mid 19th-century. House set at right angles … at the other (2). (8) Two storeys, freestone dressings, Welsh slate roof, pointed window in W. gable, class 6 with … 17th-century. A two-storey mid 19th-century shop with a Welsh slate roof is at one end. (10) Two storeys, class 4a, …