• The area is characterised by attractive small towns and villages built of the underlying Cotswold stone (a type of limestone). (londontoolkit.com)
  • The area is specifically known for small attractive towns which are built of the underlying Cotswold stone. (tourlondonprivate.com)
  • In the Middle Ages, Cotswold wool was highly prized and sought-after across Europe for its golden sheen and wealthy English merchants who profited from the wool trade funded the construction of many impressive wool churches which stand in the Cotswolds to this day. (wikipedia.org)
  • Our Famous Cotswold tour takes in the wonderful North Cotswolds region which we. (cotswoldtoursandtravel.com)
  • The Cotswolds is formally defined as, "Sheep enclosure in rolling hills," a description that personifies the very ambiance surrounding the quaint townships, so picturesque you feel as if you walked into a painting. (birenandco.com)
  • Sheep on the Cotswolds hillside remain as a classic image even today. (tourlondonprivate.com)
  • Her large flock includes more than sixty Cotswold, Babydoll Southdown, and Cormo sheep and the most adorable Angora goats. (orionmagazine.org)
  • An early importer of Shorthorn and Hereford cattle, Berkshire and Yorkshire hogs and Southdown and Cotswold sheep. (cahfa.com)
  • Time to bring on the sheep and goats - animals famous for mowing down everything in sight in a matter of hours. (orionmagazine.org)
  • She raised Angora goats and Cotswold sheep for wool to incorporate in her fiber works and started taking classes in traditional Japanese fiber dyeing and resist techniques. (grovewood.com)
  • Sheep can be incorporated into existing grazing operations with goats, cattle, or horses. (ncat.org)
  • The book Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs, by Carol Ekarius, is another good source of breed information. (ncat.org)
  • Wool is the fiber (fleece) collected from wool sheep via the process of shearing, although there are rabbits, goats, camels, alpacas, and llamas whose hair is also used as wool. (diydanielle.com)
  • The resulting crosses were so impressive that they prompted William Henry Sotham (funded by the Hon. Erastus Corning, also of Albany) to make extensive imports of Cotswold sheep from the flock of William Hewer of Northleach, Gloucestershire, England. (wikipedia.org)
  • This sheep was born in 1870 on the farm of William Lane of Gloucestershire, England, and attained the enormous weight of 445 lb (202 kg). (wikipedia.org)
  • We welcome visitors to observe our Sheep Shearing Festival each May and see the fiber arts come to life. (queensfarm.org)
  • Today, Gibbs, thirty-eight, is owner of Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm and one of New England's most successful sheep-and-goat farmers. (orionmagazine.org)
  • Out third annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Winterfest is two days of virtual fiber arts seminars, to be held on on Saturday, February 3 and Sunday, February 4, 2024. (sheepandwool.org)
  • Announcing the third annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Winterfest, two days of virtual fiber arts seminars, on Saturday, February 3 and Sunday, February 4, 2024. (sheepandwool.org)
  • Cotswold sheep are raised for cross-breeding purposes, for their fleece, and for the mild flavor of their meat. (marylandzoo.org)
  • We carry skeins of yarn which are produced with fleece from our Cotswold and Cormo sheep and Huacaya alpacas. (queensfarm.org)
  • A pair of American merino sheep, noted for its excellent fleece. (usf.edu)
  • You will learn the basics of rug hooking using fleece and yarn from the Cotswold sheep on the farm! (gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca)
  • When the sheep has been shorn, its fleece undergoes a number of processes before you get your hands on it to make your wonderful creations. (wobblypins.com)
  • Raw & Unwashed This is the state of the fleece straight from the sheep and it will feel greasy at this stage as it still contains the natural lanolin. (wobblypins.com)
  • Locks & Curls Fleece from some sheep may look and feel like they have had a trip to the hairdressers. (wobblypins.com)
  • Fleeeeces, sheep, equipment and yarn! (solitudewool.com)
  • Natural Yarn Variety of kits in 100% Pure New Wool from local flocks of Shetland, Manx Loaghtan, Suffolk/ Romney, Jacob, Portland and White Faced Woodland sheep. (woolsack.org)
  • 100g (3.53 oz) of Home Farm Wensleydales luxury DK (8 Ply/light worsted weight) yarn in Naturally coloured and Cotswold Stone. (homefarmwensleydales.com)
  • While Christopher Dunn imported only one Cotswold ram to cross with his English Leicester ewes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The sheep is a combination of a cotswold and a leicester. (usf.edu)
  • Catalogue of the Bow Park herd of thorough-bred short-horns, Clydesdale horses, Cotswold and Leicester sheep and Berkshire pigs, the property of The Canada West Farm Stock Association (Limited), Bow Park, Brantford P.O., Canada. (torontopubliclibrary.ca)
  • These curls may come from a Blue Faced Leicester or a Cotswold - there are many beautifully styled sheep to spot. (wobblypins.com)
  • Rebecca has led a varied life as a antenatal teacher, a Relate counsellor, an assistant funeral director and now a writer who rears her own Cotswold sheep and Berkshire pigs. (allisonandbusby.com)
  • Catalogue of Bow Park estate and the celebrated Bow Park herd of pure bred short-horns, also horses, grade cattle, sheep and pigs, with farm implements, produce, and all other valuable agricultural effects being the assets of the above Association, which will be sold by public auction at Bow Park Farm, near Brantford, Ont. (torontopubliclibrary.ca)
  • The Cotswold is classified as a "rare" breed by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. (lvspa.org)
  • This kit comes with beautiful rare-breed Cotswold sheep pure wool,everything needed to complete your bear. (woolsack.org)
  • It originates in, and is named for, the Cotswold hills of the southern midlands of England. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some authorities claim (Elwes, 1893) the Cotswold breed was already in the Cotswold Hills when the Romans got there circa 54 B.C.[citation needed] Others believe that the Cotswold descended from the breeding of local sheep with imported long wool breeds brought with the Romans. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cotswold sheep were bred originally in the Cotswold Hills of southwest England. (marylandzoo.org)
  • Tucked away in the Cotswold hills, it was long known only to a select few. (owlpen.com)
  • There may have been some unrecorded Cotswold sheep in the United States prior to 1832, but the first ones on record arrived from England that year. (marylandzoo.org)
  • Another early contributor to American flocks was the Charles Barton Flock, of Fyfield, Northleach, England, whose owner had family records of Cotswold pedigrees going back to 1640 or before. (wikipedia.org)
  • The relatively small investment required, and the gradually increasing size of the flock, also make sheep production a good choice for beginning, small-scale, or part-time farmers. (ncat.org)
  • To set those numbers in context, it is worth observing that in England in the 1560s, the Cotswold sheep-breeders and wool merchants vied with each other for several years to be the first to have a flock of just 10,000 sheep. (messianictrust.org.uk)
  • During the 13-15th centuries, the medieval period, native Cotswold sheep were famous throughout Europe for their heavy fleeces and high quality of wool. (londontoolkit.com)
  • The centrepiece of the picturesque Cotswold village of Broadway, The Lygon Arms, a traditional inn, is an international-standard hotel with an enviable reputation for the finest cuisine and the best of 20th-century comforts. (cotswolds.com)
  • This fairy-tale Cotswold hamlet centers around a picturesque church, a Tudor manor house, and cottages, all set against an equally picturesque mountainside. (owlpen.com)
  • Sheep can easily be integrated into an established farm and are a good complement to cattle. (ncat.org)
  • It has been demonstrated that grazing sheep with cattle can increase total meat production by 24% compared to raising cattle alone, and by 9% compared to raising sheep alone. (ncat.org)
  • Cattle - and sheep - on the other hand, continued to multiply, had a number of useful side-products such as meat, milk and wool and could be sold or exchanged at any time for their monetary equivalent to buy food, clothing, jewelry or other needed commodities. (messianictrust.org.uk)
  • About 12 hours prior to shearing, the farmer withholds food so the sheep aren't shorn on a full stomach. (diydanielle.com)
  • In that year the Black Cotswold Society was formed to assist farmers in propagating the breed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sheep production is a good choice for beginning, small-scale, or part-time farmers. (ncat.org)
  • A common dipterous insect, which feeds upon the blood of sheep and lambs. (usf.edu)
  • The Cotswold stone High Streets are home to many country inns and pubs which offer accommodation with so many to choose from. (cotswolds.com)
  • This pattern is shown here in Cotswold Stone (legs and head) and Naturally coloured (black sheep) body. (homefarmwensleydales.com)
  • Integrating sheep into a farming operation can also contribute to the economic and environmental sustainability of the whole farm. (ncat.org)
  • Your farm goals should dictate what breed(s) of sheep you choose and whether or not you crossbreed. (ncat.org)
  • Our Cotswold Farm experience will immerse you into life as a farmer and get dow. (cotswoldtoursandtravel.com)
  • In any farm that raises their sheep ethically, this should not be a harmful process to the sheep. (diydanielle.com)
  • This sponsorship counts towards our Sheep VS Cows fundraiser and will be tallied into the Scottish Highland team! (maineshakers.com)
  • We strongly encourage you to supplement your reading by contacting and visiting sheep producers in your area. (ncat.org)
  • This publication introduces concerns and practices specifically related to sustainable sheep production. (ncat.org)
  • For overseas visitors the Cotswold area is convenient for London and offers what many people portray as typical English countryside with quaint villages, historic churches and peaceful surroundings. (londontoolkit.com)
  • In the southern area Castle Combe is a good village to visit if you want a taste of a typical Cotswold Village handy to combine with Bath (only 30 minutes away) or even Stonehenge . (londontoolkit.com)
  • For people from other countries Cotswold is an area which provides a typical English countryside view. (tourlondonprivate.com)
  • I cannot speak to the ethics of factory farming wool, but I imagine it is most economical and the least amount of work, to keep wool sheep on pasture 24/7, so I think this is one animal product where the math works in the animal's favor. (diydanielle.com)
  • Those sheep were the product of extensive crossing with English Leicesters, a breed more often known for possessing coloured wool. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Leicesters are the most important sheep to the country. (usf.edu)
  • Cotswold sheep have been noted as commonly having a slightly golden coloured wool since the days of Drayton and Camden in England (circa late 16th century to early 17th century), with dark colours being exceedingly rare. (wikipedia.org)
  • They are thought to be descended from the long-wooled sheep that the conquering Romans brought with them to England in the first century A.D. (marylandzoo.org)
  • The dog, named Rover, would help guard sheep at Greenfield Village's Cotswold Cottage. (thehenryford.org)
  • In 1989, the Black Cotswold was recognised as a separate breed in the USA. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Black Cotswold can be any colour, including white if it is related to black sheep. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Black Cotswold is not recognised or bred in the UK. (wikipedia.org)
  • Taking a break from recording sessions for his new album DOME OF THE ROCK, Black Sheep Holy McGrail surveys the distant horizons of Salisbury Plain from high atop the 5,000-year-old Wiltshire longbarrow of Adam's Grave, the erstwhile Wodensbury of Saxon legend. (headheritage.co.uk)
  • Other impending Black Sheep activity to make note of includes Black Sheep VC's proposed tour of Severn-Cotswold tombs, and a superb 40-minute-long underground film by the head of our Blasphemous Movie Division. (headheritage.co.uk)
  • And fuck me if it ain't yet another Black Sheep project springing up. (headheritage.co.uk)
  • Ed's mum, our black sheep - she is so cute - we absolutely love her. (homefarmwensleydales.com)
  • For more information on the various breeds, contact the American Sheep Industry Association or visit the Oklahoma State University livestock breeds web page. (ncat.org)
  • A distant view of Moqui, with sheep-pens in the foreground. (usf.edu)
  • A photo of this sculpture is on page 6 of the booklet The Cotswold Sheep. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is very limited public transport in the Cotswold region. (londontoolkit.com)
  • From London a favourite approach would be up the M40 to Oxford from London , perhaps entering the Cotswold region at somewhere like Burford . (londontoolkit.com)
  • magazine editor Nathan Griffith's book on the breed, the largest recorded representative of the Cotswold breed in America was Broadfield's Pride, owned by Charles Mattocks during the 1870s. (wikipedia.org)
  • Then, one day, she wandered into a bookstore and picked up a how-to book about raising sheep. (orionmagazine.org)
  • While raising sheep can use a lot of land, you can raise sheep on silvopasture (raising them in the woods or in an established orchard), they can graze under solar panels, and there are lots of ways to make dual use of the land. (diydanielle.com)
  • The woollen mills were powered by the small rivers and supplied by the Cotswold sheep. (therecreationplace.com)