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A History of the County of Sussex
… 228 a. of demesne arable, 10 a. of meadow, and 74 a. of sheep pasture, with several heath besides; free tenants and 8 … indicating a predominance of arable over pasture, though a sheep population of between 1,000 and 2,000 has been … and Chancton manors. The downs presumably provided common sheep pasture, though no record has been found before the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… as sower, but only 3 stock keepers, for cows, pigs, and sheep. When temporarily in the king's hands c. 1310 it was … a. of peas and beans. The 46 a. of turnips sown for the sheep were perhaps on the fallow. 1 About 1310 the Denny … the 1320s the manorial shepherd was keeping only 300-400 sheep sent by the tenants to the lord's fold, 2 suit to which …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… July, and the first Wednesday after Old Michaelmas-day for sheep. A neat obelisk was erected in 1820, on the site of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… land. There are some quarries of building-stone. Two sheep and cattle fairs are held, one in July, on the first … scenery, which is finely varied. Fairs for bullocks and sheep are held on the 29th of July, 15th of September, and … when there are very large shows of cattle, horses, and sheep: servants, also, are hired at this fair. Weever WEEVER, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… and was also eventually purchased by Montagu. In 1547 600 sheep are recorded as being maintained on the manor. By the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… held on May 14th and Sept. 25th, for horses, cattle, and sheep. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… of Cukeney, with the tost, and pasture for five hundred sheep, and the whole part of the land of Tho. de Geldthorp …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… enough open land in the fields to sustain the old stint of sheep, 16 for each tenant. 96 At Apley and Dothill, each with … farmers in the later 17th and earlier 18th century had sheep, cattle, and arable crops together. 44 There seem to have been especially large flocks of sheep in Aston, 45 where the Wrekin afforded common grazing. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of Roger de Courcelles. The recorded livestock were 88 sheep, 48 swine, 30 beasts, 17 she-goats, and a riding horse, … and the two manors at Perry had grazing rights for sheep and horses in the common pastures: in the earlier 18th … at a mare and foal for each house or house site and two sheep for each acre. 22 Sandford manor and Cheslade farm had …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in March, and May 12th, for horned-cattle, horses, and sheep, and for hiring servants; on July 5th, for sheep; and October 17th and December 4th, for horned-cattle, horses, sheep, and swine. Much Wenlock enjoys many peculiar …