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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 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… stallions, and in the 1940s and 1950s it was used to rear cattle for beef. 8 Both Yatesbury House farm and Yatesbury …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… much decayed, is still of respectable appearance. A great cattle-market is held on the fourth Wednesday in every month. … and on every alternate Friday is the great market: corn, cattle, pigs, bacon, butter, cheese, hemp, and flax, are sold … Fairs are held on June 28th and November 17th, for horses, cattle, and pedlery; each continuing for two days. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… names and land use in 1625 that sheep farming and probably cattle grazing were dominant, at least on the inclosed land. … later 17th century: the tenant of Manor farm in 1683 had cattle worth c. £44, hay worth £46 10 s., and wheat, barley, … in 1852 the departing tenant of Manor farm sold over 30 cattle, 30 sheep, 25 pigs, and 2 ricks of wheat, and in 1862 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… sunken pond with embanked edges but the soil revealed by cattle treading, or in molehills, is notably darker than that …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… portion of common affording pasturage for sheep and young cattle; the surrounding scenery is pleasingly diversified, … 12th of May, and the other on the 14th of November, for cattle. At Craig-y-Dinas, and in its immediate neighbourhood, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the latter, which is the principal, is for corn. Fairs for cattle and horses, at which very large quantities of … of the West Riding is an eminent grazing district, where cattle and sheep of all kinds are fattened to great … and Lancashire. For this purpose, great numbers of lean cattle and sheep are brought from Scotland and the northern …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… beaste] A term that was applied particularly to young CATTLE, though other young animals reared on a farm may have …