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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 …
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 … occupations. 63 There was a corn and cattle dealer in 1852, and often a carpenter or a shopkeeper in the …
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 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… quantities of iron in his workshop and malt, grain, and cattle on his Hensington farm. 28 The later 17th-century … who died as mayor in 1611, may have been primarily a dealer in wool and fells. His stock in 1611 included no … John Dean, ironmonger at no. 9 Market Place by 1849, sold cattle troughs and other ironware made at his Blenheim …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… flows through the village into the river Frome. A fair for cattle and general traffic is held on the 14th of May. The … roads; the best is a blue lias, which is much esteemed. A cattle-fair is held on the 18th of October. The living is a … Fairs are held on May 4th and October 17th, for horses, cattle, and sheep; and on the third Tuesday in May a general …