The Exmoor Horn Sheep Breeders’ Society was formed in 1906 and celebrated its Centenary year in 2006. On August 20th, 1907, the first Registered Sale and Show was held at Winsford, Somerset, when ”1,200 ewes were sold by auction, at an average...
The Derbyshire Gritstone sheep originated on the hills of the Dale of Goyt (now better known as the Goyt Valley) on the edge of the Peak District around the year 1770 and was known in its early years as the Dale O’Goyt sheep. The Derbyshire...
Dalesbred sheep are indigenous to the upper reaches of the Dales which comprise the central area of the Pennine Hills on the borders of the North and West Ridings of Yorkshire, North Lancashire and Cumbria. Here the Dalesbred sheep are well...
The Cotswold sheep, often referred to as the 'Cotswold Lion' was introduced to the UK by the Romans. Their wool known as the 'Golden Fleece' was an important export. It not only played a major role in the development of many Cotswold towns and...
The Clun Forest breed takes its name from the old town of Clun and the surrounding forests. It is situated in the southwest corner of Shropshire and is bordered by Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire. At the beginning of the 19th century there were...
The Wensleydale breed has been developed to provide rams for crossing onto hill ewes, mainly Swaledale, Blackface, Rough Fell, Cheviot and Dalesbred and latterly Beulah, to produce a prolific, milky and hardy breeding ewe (the original Masham)...
The Society came into being on the 13th Jan 1923 when 40 farmers and breeders met in Newport Pagnell to "place the breed into pedigree status, to stimulate home demand and to explore export trade".
The breed prospered until the early 60's...
Major John Kingsley-Heath from Cornwall was the first to import Zwartbles into the UK from Holland in 1986.He was with a group of Texel breeders and went to see some black and white sheep he had heard about. At this time Zwartbles were a rare...
The Cheviot originated in the Cheviot Hills, on the border of England and Scotland. Recognized as a hardy sheep as early as 1372, Cheviots did well in those bleak, windswept conditions, with their strong constitution, easy lambing, well developed...
One of the strengths of the North Country Cheviot is that both male and female lambs are much in demand - ewe lambs for breeding, pure or crossed, and wether lambs for quality carcases.
