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    The Wensleydale is a British breed of domestic sheep. It is named for the Wensleydale region of North Yorkshire, in the north of England, where it was...
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    the monks moved to Jervaulx in Lower Wensleydale. They brought with them a recipe for making cheese from sheep's milk. During the 14th century cows' milk...
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    and Valais Blacknose. Instead of black, American Tunis sheep have a red face, and Wensleydale sheep have a blue-grey face. In cattle, extreme color-sidedness...
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  • produced in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire Wensleydale (sheep), a sheep breed Wensleydale Railway, a railway line running through Wensleydale, England Baron...
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  • from the Holme Valley of West Yorkshire and he is especially fond of Wensleydale cheese (from North Yorkshire). Their films have been widely praised,...
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  • del Casar Tzfat cheese Van herbed cheese Vlašić cheese Wensleydale cheese (though most Wensleydale cheese is made from cow's milk) Wigmore Xynomizithra...
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  • Yan Tan Tethera or yan-tan-tethera is a sheep-counting system traditionally used by shepherds in Northern England and some other parts of Britain. The...
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  • red tie and a green knitted pullover. He is fond of cheese, especially Wensleydale, and crackers. Nick Park, his creator, said: "He's a very self-contained...
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    This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently...
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    Coat of arms of Leon Brittan Crest A Wensleydale sheep guardant Argent unguled Or and supporting with the dexter forefoot a quiver Vert banded Or the...
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    The Portland is a sheep breed that takes its name from the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. This breed is raised primarily for meat. Once common all...
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    The Southdown is a British breed of domestic sheep,: 918  the smallest of the British breeds.: 23  It is a shortwool breed, and the basis of the whole...
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    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...
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    The Shetland is a small, wool-producing breed of sheep originating in the Shetland Isles, Scotland, but is now also kept in many other parts of the world...
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    The Jacob is a British breed of domestic sheep. It combines two characteristics unusual in sheep: it is piebald—dark-coloured with areas of white wool—and...
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    Lleyn sheep are a breed of sheep from the Llŷn peninsula ('Lleyn'), in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. They are bred for prolificacy, good mothering, quiet...
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    The Cheviot is a breed of white-faced sheep which gets its name from the Cheviot Hills in north Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. It is still common...
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    The Soay sheep is a breed of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) descended from a population of feral sheep on the 100-hectare (250-acre) island of Soay in the...
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    sometimes called the Lincoln Longwool, is a breed of sheep from England. The Lincoln is the largest British sheep, developed specifically to produce the heaviest...
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    The Border Leicester is a British breed of sheep. It is a polled, long-wool sheep and is considered a dual-purpose breed as it is reared both for meat...
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    The North Ronaldsay or Orkney is a breed of sheep from North Ronaldsay, the northernmost island of Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. It belongs...
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    British White and Beef Shorthorn cattle, Whitefaced Woodland and Wensleydale sheep, Berkshire and Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs and various other farm...
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    also known as the Boreray Blackface or Hebridean Blackface, is a breed of sheep originating on the St Kilda archipelago off the west coast of Scotland and...
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    Welsh Mountain sheep (Welsh: Defaid, singular Dafad, Mynydd Cymreig, pronounced [ˈdevaɪd ˈmənɪð ˈkəmrɛɨɡ]) are small, hardy sheep from the higher parts...
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    River Ure (category Wensleydale)
    and predominantly sheep farmsteads. The Settle to Carlisle railway runs along the western side of the valley here. Mid Wensleydale is made of Great Scar...
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    domestic sheep. It originates in, and is named for, the Cotswold hills of the southern midlands of England. It is a large long-woollen sheep, and is kept...
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    Oxford Down (redirect from Oxford (sheep))
    The Oxford Down is a British breed of domestic sheep. It was developed in the 1830s by cross-breeding of Hampshire Down and Southdown ewes with Cotswold...
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    Hebridean is a breed of small black sheep from Scotland, similar to other members of the Northern European short-tailed sheep group, having a short, triangular...
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    The Blackface or Scottish Blackface is a British breed of sheep. It is the most common sheep breed of the United Kingdom. Despite the name, it did not...
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    LOKH-tən) is a rare breed of sheep (Ovis aries) native to the Isle of Man. It is sometimes spelled as Loaghtyn or Loghtan. The sheep have dark brown wool and...
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