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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wicken's 'frith' and 'middle frith' assured access for the cattle of the lord and his tenants over a presumably … common meadow at Upware. 7 He also impounded villagers' cattle in unaccustomed places, driving them from his pinfold … by Ramsey abbey's men from Burwell and Reach, to pasture cattle, cut turf, and fish. 12 The southern part of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… house. 62 In 1720 and later the court barred from feeding cattle on the common droveways and green 'certificated men', …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Courts leet and baron are held annually; and a fair for cattle on May 20th. The living is a rectory, valued in the … angles. The village was formerly a markettown: a fair for cattle is still held on Easter-Monday. The living is a … place on April 6th and July 2nd, for horses and horned-cattle. Under a charter granted by Charles I., the town is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Petty-sessions are held monthly. There are fairs for cattle, sheep, &c, on May 6th and August 5th. The living is a … for hornedcattle; and Dec. 21st, called Wallet fair, for cattle, butchers' meat, apples, and honey: there are …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… buildings the largest is the Villa, probably built for the cattle dealer H. Q. Gillah c. 1885-90; 13 it is a white-brick building with large cattle sheds in the same material. The village has greatly …
A History of the County of Oxford
… William Winter (d. 1564), for example, owned at least 9 cattle and a bull, and Richard Charles (d. 1662) had 6 cattle and 40 cheeses. 83 Labour, particularly at harvest … half the parish was permanent pasture, given over to cattle, sheep, and pigs, and there was a herd of Old English …
A History of the County of Oxford
… economy based on arable farming and the keeping of cattle, sheep, and pigs. 71 Settlement thereafter probably …
The Environs of London
… who hold half a hide and half a virgate. Pasture for the cattle of the manor; wood for 100 hogs. The whole valued at …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of the main producers of sheep near London in 1340, 46 and cattle destroyed the woods of Bounds prebend in 1422. 47 In … in 1581 an equal acreage was sown with wheat and oats, and cattle and horses formed part of the stock. 3 The farm … although haymaking was the main activity. 5 There were cattle at Brondesbury in the late 16th century and on the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… law and order in 1749, 1757, 1810, and 1820, straying cattle in 1821, and starting a parish school in 1809, a …