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Hampshire. The Hampshire Down or Hampshire is a British breed of sheep. It originated in about 1829 from cross-breeding of Southdowns with the Old Hampshire breed, the Wiltshire Horn and the Berkshire Nott, all horned, white-faced sheep — these were native to the open, untilled, hilly stretch of land known as the Hampshire Downs.
The Suffolk is a British breed of domestic sheep. It originated in the late eighteenth century in the area of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, as a result of cross-breeding when Norfolk Horn ewes were put to improved Southdown rams. It is a polled, black-faced breed, and is raised primarily for its meat. It has been exported to many countries, and ...
Characteristics. The Oxford Down is a very large sheep, the largest of the Down breeds, robust and powerful. Rams weigh some 110–145 kg and ewes 90–110 kg. [6] : 879 [5] It is a shortwool breed, white on the body with brown or black wool on the face and lower legs. [6] : 879 [8] It produces the heaviest fleece of any of the Down breeds.
Southdown sheep. The Southdown is a British breed of domestic sheep, [ 6]: 918 [ 2] the smallest of the British breeds. [ 7]: 23 It is a shortwool breed, and the basis of the whole Down group of breeds. It was originally bred by John Ellman of Glynde, near Lewes in East Sussex, in about 1800. [ 7]: 23 It has been exported to many countries; it ...
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Romney sheep. The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh sheep but generally referred to by the local farmers as the Kent, is a breed of sheep originating in England. The Romney is a "long-wool" breed recognized in England by 1800. Exported to other continents, the Romney is an economically important sheep breed, especially to the sheep- meat ...
Hampshire ( / ˈhæmpʃər /, /- ʃɪər / ⓘ; abbreviated to Hants.) [ a] is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. The cities of Southampton and Portsmouth ...
W. Wensleydale sheep. Whiteface Dartmoor. Whitefaced Woodland. Wiltshire Horn. Categories: Sheep breeds originating in the United Kingdom. Animal breeds originating in England. Sheep breeds by country of origin.