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  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction26-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction24-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.  d.
    sheep_auction19-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction22-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction17-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Herdsman manhandles sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Surrounded by animals, a herdsman pulls sheep apart before the auctioneer arrives in this pen to start bidding in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction27-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Kept tight in pens, the animals  have been marked with aerosol spray to identify their ownership before the sale commences in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction11-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Kept tight in pens, the animals  have been marked with aerosol spray to identify their ownership before the sale commences in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction12-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. An official auctioneer (right) and a stockwoman climb over the fences as the sale commences in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction10-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England.
    sheep_auction06-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Buyers for sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England.
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  • Sheep up for auction kept behind fencing to avoid the spread of diseases at the ancient annual Priddy Fair in Somerset, England. A sign issued by the government's disease control policy, unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction05-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction kept behind fencing to avoid the spread of diseases at the ancient annual Priddy Fair in Somerset, England. A sign issued by the government's disease control policy, unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction01-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction kept behind fencing to avoid the spread of diseases at the ancient annual Priddy Fair in Somerset, England. A sign issued by the government's disease control policy, unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction02-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction kept behind fencing to avoid the spread of diseases at the ancient annual Priddy Fair in Somerset, England. A sign issued by the government's disease control policy, unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction03-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Looking down on office and business workers who are lying down and relaxing in the grass in their lunch break at Finsbury Circus, a circular green park space in the heart of London's financial district, the City of London. Surrounding them is an art instillation of steel sheep that are incongruously grazing among the assorted people, much like they once did when London was a home to livestock en-route to market. In the foreground a man in a dark suit has taken off his jacket and is lying down to complete his Financial Times (FT) crossword. Nearby, a lady and man are sitting eating a packed lunch. The City, is the historic financial core of London from which the modern conurbation grew and its one square mile (2.6 km) boundary has remained constant since the Middle Ages.
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  • Sheep graze on a hillside outside Chewton Mendip, Somerset. Chewton Mendip is a village and civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England and within the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Chew Valley. Wool has for centuries been a source of great wealth to the towns of south-west England whose legacies are the fine country homes of merchants, the churches and cathedrals bestowed on the local communities. Nowadays in ther Mendip Hills, dairy farming has become more lucrative.
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  • Sheep graze on a hillside outside Chewton Mendip, Somerset. Chewton Mendip is a village and civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England and within the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Chew Valley. Wool has for centuries been a source of great wealth to the towns of south-west England whose legacies are the fine country homes of merchants, the churches and cathedrals bestowed on the local communities. Nowadays in ther Mendip Hills, dairy farming has become more lucrative.
    sheep_landscape02-20-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep graze on a hillside outside Chewton Mendip, Somerset. Chewton Mendip is a village and civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England and within the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Chew Valley. Wool has for centuries been a source of great wealth to the towns of south-west England whose legacies are the fine country homes of merchants, the churches and cathedrals bestowed on the local communities. Nowadays in ther Mendip Hills, dairy farming has become more lucrative.
    sheep_landscape01-20-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction kept behind fencing to avoid the spread of diseases at the ancient annual Priddy Fair in Somerset, England.
    sheep_auction04-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Rosettes and sheep competition mementoes adorn the wall and mantlepiece of champion breeder Vic Bull's crofting bungalow home overlooking Loch Bay, Waternish, Isle of Skye Scotland. Afternoon sunlight pours through a front window into his living room which serves as a shrine to the Sheep. Having already refused a half million Pounds for his house and spectacular view high up on a hill, he prefers to breed his beloved Blackface sheep which he shows only twice a year at local competitions in the Dunvegan area and the prizes and awards are proof of his success. Vic now lives alone rearing his livestock with four sheepdogs for training and company. Image taken for the 'UK at Home' book project published 2008..
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  • Dead ewe sheep lies decomposing at a collapsed dry stone wall on Nether Moor, Derbyshire.
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  • Dead ewe sheep lies decomposing at a collapsed dry stone wall on Nether Moor, Derbyshire.
    dead_sheep11-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Dead ewe sheep lies decomposing at a collapsed dry stone wall on Nether Moor, Derbyshire.
    dead_sheep07-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Dead ewe sheep lies decomposing at a collapsed dry stone wall on Nether Moor, Derbyshire.
    dead_sheep03-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Dead ewe sheep lies decomposing at a collapsed dry stone wall on Nether Moor, Derbyshire.
    dead_sheep02-02-06-2010.jpg
  • We are looking down from above to office and business workers who are lying down and relaxing in the grass in their lunch break at Finsbury Circus, a circular green park space in the heart of London's financial district, the City of London. Surrounding them is an art instillation of steel sheep that are incongruously grazing among the assorted people, much like they once did when London was a home to livestock en-route to market and other animals used for transport. It is a warm afternoon and in the foreground, a man wearing a dark suit has taken off his polished shoes and is lying his head on his jacket in the warm afternoon, loosening his tight tie and stretching his neck. Elsewhere, a lady is sitting eating a packed lunch with the Sun newspaper and a man a little further behind is in jeans and plimsoll shoes. The City of London has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000. The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. The City as it is known, is the historic core of London from which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew. The City's boundaries have remained constant since the Middle Ages but  it is now only a tiny part of Greater London. The City of London is a major financial centre, often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 km) in area. London Bridge's history stretches back to the first crossing over Roman Londinium, close to this site and subsequent wooden and stone bridges have helped modern London become a financial success.
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  • Young Paratroop Regiment squad run with 35lb loads during rigorous 10-mile march near sheep through Yorkskhire countryside
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  • A single sheep rests beneath a tree while a freshwater angler casts off in the reduced waters of (Lake) Lyn Cynwch after the summer heatwave when lack of rainfall has lowered water levels, on 13th September 2018, in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.
    dolgellau_walk-03-13-09-2018.jpg
  • Sheep and spring lambs in a farm land landscape, on 13th April 2017, in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
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  • Followed by shepherds, a flock of sheep make their way along a country lane, on 13th April 2017, in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
    yorkshire-68-13-04-2017.jpg
  • With the Slovakian border on the opposite hillside, sheep graze on Polish agricultural land in southern Poland, on 20th September 2019, Biala Woda, Jaworki, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland.
    poland-176-20-09-2019.jpg
  • Grazing sheep eat the lush grasses in Dolina Chocholowska, a hiking route in the Tatra National Park, on 17th September 2019, near Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland.
    poland-124-17-09-2019.jpg
  • Sheep graze on agricultural land above a village that overlooks the Tatra mountains, on 16th September 2019, in Koscielisko, Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland.
    poland-17-18-09-2019.jpg
  • Followed by shepherds, a flock of sheep make their way along a country lane, on 13th April 2017, in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
    yorkshire-69-13-04-2017.jpg
  • Followed by shepherds, a flock of sheep make their way along a country lane, on 13th April 2017, in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
    yorkshire-67-13-04-2017.jpg
  • A flock of grazing sheep eat grass in a field beneath an electricity pylon in a North Somerset field.
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  • Rosettes and successes from Blackface sheep competitions on mantlepiece and wall of breeder and crofter Vic Bull Isle of Skye
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  • Rosettes and successes from Blackface sheep competitions on mantlepiece and wall of breeder and crofter Vic Bull Isle of Skye
    9999-RPB59-vic_bull09-28-09-2007.jpg
  • With the Slovakian border on the distant forested ridge, sheep graze on Polish agricultural land in southern Poland, on 20th September 2019, Biala Woda, Jaworki, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland.
    poland-174-20-09-2019.jpg
  • A single sheep rests beneath a tree while a freshwater angler casts off in the reduced waters of (Lake) Lyn Cynwch after the summer heatwave when lack of rainfall has lowered water levels, on 13th September 2018, in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.
    dolgellau_walk-02-13-09-2018.jpg
  • A sheep (unhurt and not trapped) tries to munch on grass under a railing in athe rural Slovenian town of Radovljica, on 22nd June 2018, in Radovljica, Slovenia.
    slovenia-264-22-06-2018.jpg
  • Barbed wire and grazing sheep and spring lambs in the distance, on farmland near Gordale Scar, on 12th April 2017, at Malham, in the Yorkshire Dales, England.
    yorkshire-22-12-04-2017.jpg
  • A young woman supplements the nutrient of a new-born lamb, by feeding this black-faced Spring lamb by bottle as adult ewes feed on fresh green grass in a smallholding field in Somerset, England. Instinctively, the young animal suckles on the teat and drinks copious amounts of milk to help it develop and grow into a strong sheep.
    feeding_lamb01-12-07-1989.jpg
  • A sheep skul, stones and assorted wood encourage wildlife into a garden insect house
    bug_house2-27-May-2011.jpg
  • A sheep skul, stones and assorted wood encourage wildlife into a garden insect house
    bug_house1-27-May-2011.jpg
  • Orange-stained fleeces of Northumbrian black-faced sheep, over a dry-stone wall and grazing on moorland, on 25th September 2017, in Rothbury, Northumberland, England.
    rothbury-07-25-09-2017.jpg
  • Young boy in a field plays with a ewe at Drusillas Park Zoo.
    sheep_farm_boy02-12-02-1991.jpg
  • Young boy in a field plays with a ewe and chickens at Drusillas Park Zoo.
    sheep_farm_boy03-12-02-1991.jpg
  • Young boy in a field plays with a lamb at Drusillas Park Zoo.
    sheep_farm_boy01-12-02-1991.jpg
  • A single ram wanders across a narrow lane, on 16th September 2019, in Koscielisko, Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland.
    poland-16-18-09-2019.jpg
  • Neolithic standing stones at Avebury in Wiltshire, England.
    avebury_stones03-27-10-2015.jpg
  • Cottages and homes in remote bay at Kintra, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic for 'end of the beach', 'Ceann Tràgha'. It was founded by the 5th Duke of Argyll to provide an income for himself and his tenants through fishing. Originally cottages with thatched roofs did not have gable ends or chimneys but this one has one gable and with a chimney attached. http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_photograph.jsp?item_id=22178
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  • Neolithic standing stones at Avebury in Wiltshire, England.
    avebury_stones02-27-10-2015.jpg
  • Travellers' horses rest during the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    sheep_auction13-21-08-2013.jpg
  • The Priddy Sheep hurdle stack shelter at the Priddy Sheep Fair. Moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack remains in the village, so will the Fair. The Fair is held on the nearest Wednesday to 21st August, although originally it was held on the feast of St Lawrence the Martyr on the10th August. The fair has been continuously held every year since 1348, apart from the recent 2001 and 2007 foot -and-mouth epidemic years.
    priddy_shelter02-21-08-2013.jpg
  • The Priddy Sheep hurdle stack shelter at the Priddy Sheep Fair. Moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack remains in the village, so will the Fair. The Fair is held on the nearest Wednesday to 21st August, although originally it was held on the feast of St Lawrence the Martyr on the10th August. The fair has been continuously held every year since 1348, apart from the recent 2001 and 2007 foot -and-mouth epidemic years.
    priddy_shelter01-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Travellers from across the West Country and beyond try out Romany carriages and horses at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England.Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair16-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A teenage traveller adertises a pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. The young man rides bareback around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair27-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A young traveller tries out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boy parades around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair25-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A teenage traveller adertises a pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. The young man rides bareback around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair24-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A young traveller tries out a new pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair22-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Young travellers try out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boys parade around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair21-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A young traveller tries out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boy parades around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair20-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A young traveller tries out a new pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. The young man rides bareback around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair17-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A young traveller tries out a new pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. The young woman rides bareback around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair19-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Travellers from across the West Country and beyond try out Romany carriages and horses at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Offloading the carriage, the men will parade around a field on the outskirts of the village, hoping to sell the vehicle. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair15-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Travellers from across the West Country and beyond buy and sell horses at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Bare-chested men lead a small skinny foal around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair13-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Travellers' horses rest during the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair11-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Travellers from across the West Country and beyond buy and sell horses and livestock at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair10-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Young travellers try out Shetland ponies at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair12-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Travellers from across the West Country and beyond at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. In a clash of garish pinks, a young woman wears a skin-tight dress with alongside relatives and a candy floss market stall in a field on the outskirts of the village, hoping to sell the vehicle. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
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  • Young travellers try out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boys parade around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
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  • Travellers' horses rest during the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair01-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Young travellers try out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boys parade around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
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  • Young travellers try new ponies at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair23-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Young travellers try out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boys parade around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair06-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A Staffordshire Bull Terrier on a long lead peers through the wire of a stile in the English countryside, on 10th September 2018, near Lingen, Herefordshire, England UK. Before entering the field where sheep are grazing, all dogs are required to be on leads to avoid sheep worrying which can result in prosecution by irresponsible dog owners.
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  • A Staffordshire Bull Terrier on a long lead peers through the wire of a stile in the English countryside, on 10th September 2018, near Lingen, Herefordshire, England UK. Before entering the field where sheep are grazing, all dogs are required to be on leads to avoid sheep worrying which can result in prosecution by irresponsible dog owners.
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  • A Staffordshire Bull Terrier on a long lead peers through the wire of a stile in the English countryside, on 10th September 2018, near Lingen, Herefordshire, England UK. Before entering the field where sheep are grazing, all dogs are required to be on leads to avoid sheep worrying which can result in prosecution by irresponsible dog owners.
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  • A dog owner and walker at the Yorkshire Dales waterfall called Janet's Foss on 12th April 2017, in Malham, Yorkshire, England. Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which took on a carnival air and drew the village inhabitants for the social occasion. The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen held to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. A foss is an old Norse word meaning waterfall.
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  • The natural pool and waterfall called Janet's Foss on 12th April 2017, in Malham, Yorkshire, England. Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which took on a carnival air and drew the village inhabitants for the social occasion. The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen held to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. A foss is an old Norse word meaning waterfall.
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  • Walkers admire the Yorkshire Dales waterfall called Janet's Foss on 12th April 2017, in Malham, Yorkshire, England. Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which took on a carnival air and drew the village inhabitants for the social occasion. The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen held to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. A foss is an old Norse word meaning waterfall.
    yorkshire-09-12-04-2017.jpg
  • A dog owner and walker at the Yorkshire Dales waterfall called Janet's Foss on 12th April 2017, in Malham, Yorkshire, England. Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which took on a carnival air and drew the village inhabitants for the social occasion. The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen held to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. A foss is an old Norse word meaning waterfall.
    yorkshire-10-12-04-2017.jpg
  • Walkers admire the Yorkshire Dales waterfall called Janet's Foss on 12th April 2017, in Malham, Yorkshire, England. Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which took on a carnival air and drew the village inhabitants for the social occasion. The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen held to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. A foss is an old Norse word meaning waterfall.
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  • Walkers admire the Yorkshire Dales waterfall called Janet's Foss on 12th April 2017, in Malham, Yorkshire, England. Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which took on a carnival air and drew the village inhabitants for the social occasion. The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen held to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. A foss is an old Norse word meaning waterfall.
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  • The natural pool and waterfall called Janet's Foss on 12th April 2017, in Malham, Yorkshire, England. Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which took on a carnival air and drew the village inhabitants for the social occasion. The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen held to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. A foss is an old Norse word meaning waterfall.
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  • Drivers' warning of sheep and lambs, Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
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  • The Thomas Telford-designed church on Ulva, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The Telford Church, Ardalum Ulva. The church was designed by Thomas Telford and built between 1827 and 1828 for a cost of £1,500. Dedicated to St. Ewan of Arstraw the nearest wing has now been partitioned off for use for worship. The remainder of the building is used as a community hall. The church boasts that in 1847 everyone on Ulva attended services including one catholic and one atheist. Isle of Ulva, Inner Hebrides. Ulva is a privately owned island with a thriving population of approximately 16 people who are involved variously in traditional sheep and cattle farming, fish farming, oyster farming and tourism. There are no tarmac roads on Ulva, so the main form of transport is quad bikes used by all inhabitants, young and old. The proprietors (the Howard family) are dedicated to creating a balance between the needs of the community and the preservation of one of Scotland’s most unique, beautiful and accessible islands...This Parliamentary church was one of five churches on Mull and Iona to be designed by Thomas Telford and was completed, along with the manse, in 1828. In the mid 1950s Lady Congleton who owned the island purchased the church and the larger partof it was converted into a community hall. Only the north west portion was retained for ecclesiastical use. The church is now privately owed and a couple of services are conducted every year at Easter and Harvest time
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  • Collapsed dry stone wall on an early morning misty Nether Moor. .Edale is a valley in North Derbyshire, situated about 15 miles west of Sheffield, in the heart of the Peak District National Park. Edale valley is a loose collection of scattered farmsteads or 'booths' as they are known which grew up around the original shelters or 'boothies' used by shepards when tending their sheep on the hillsides. There are 5 main ones in Edale valley, Nether Booth, Ollerbooth, Upper Booth, Barber booth and Grindsbrook Booth of which the village called Edale is part. Edale village is in a lovely setting below Kinder Scout and is the start of the Pennine way, the first and longest footpath in England, opened in 1965.
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  • Nag's Head pub at start of Penine Way in Vale of Edale, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. .Edale is a valley in North Derbyshire, situated about 15 miles west of Sheffield, in the heart of the Peak District National Park. Edale valley is a loose collection of scattered farmsteads or 'booths' as they are known which grew up around the original shelters or 'boothies' used by shepards when tending their sheep on the hillsides. There are 5 main ones in Edale valley, Nether Booth, Ollerbooth, Upper Booth, Barber booth and Grindsbrook Booth of which the village called Edale is part. Edale village is in a lovely setting below Kinder Scout and is the start of the Pennine way, the first and longest footpath in England, opened in 1965.
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  • Early morning mist in Vale of Edale, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. .Edale is a valley in North Derbyshire, situated about 15 miles west of Sheffield, in the heart of the Peak District National Park. Edale valley is a loose collection of scattered farmsteads or 'booths' as they are known which grew up around the original shelters or 'boothies' used by shepards when tending their sheep on the hillsides. There are 5 main ones in Edale valley, Nether Booth, Ollerbooth, Upper Booth, Barber booth and Grindsbrook Booth of which the village called Edale is part. Edale village is in a lovely setting below Kinder Scout and is the start of the Pennine way, the first and longest footpath in England, opened in 1965. Edale church, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity was built in 1885 to a design by William Dawes of Manchester. It is aisleless and has a broach spire.
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  • Early morning mist in Vale of Edale, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. .Edale is a valley in North Derbyshire, situated about 15 miles west of Sheffield, in the heart of the Peak District National Park. Edale valley is a loose collection of scattered farmsteads or 'booths' as they are known which grew up around the original shelters or 'boothies' used by shepards when tending their sheep on the hillsides. There are 5 main ones in Edale valley, Nether Booth, Ollerbooth, Upper Booth, Barber booth and Grindsbrook Booth of which the village called Edale is part. Edale village is in a lovely setting below Kinder Scout and is the start of the Pennine way, the first and longest footpath in England, opened in 1965. Edale church, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity was built in 1885 to a design by William Dawes of Manchester. It is aisleless and has a broach spire.
    edale_landscape07-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Early morning lady jogger runs up start of Penine Way in Vale of Edale, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. .Edale is a valley in North Derbyshire, situated about 15 miles west of Sheffield, in the heart of the Peak District National Park. Edale valley is a loose collection of scattered farmsteads or 'booths' as they are known which grew up around the original shelters or 'boothies' used by shepards when tending their sheep on the hillsides. There are 5 main ones in Edale valley, Nether Booth, Ollerbooth, Upper Booth, Barber booth and Grindsbrook Booth of which the village called Edale is part. Edale village is in a lovely setting below Kinder Scout and is the start of the Pennine way, the first and longest footpath in England, opened in 1965.
    edale_landscape06-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Two children walk along a path between two dry stone walls in the countryside around the Yorkshire town of Settle. Striding between the boundaries of agricultural grazing land, whose trees and undergrowth has been cleared, the kids have come from a distant farmhouse which has recently lost its stock of sheep due to Foot and Mouth disease. Dry stone walls serve as boundaries and enclosures for farmers and land owners. Built by tradesmen called Wallers, a dying tradition and skill, they're constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. The stones must be carefully selected by shape to ensure that they have a large contact surface area with their neighbours and so do not slip. They are a legacy of the movement towards enclosure of common farming and grazing land as English society moved away from medieval feudalism. Model released.
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  • A traditional Polish mountain shepherd's hut selling cheeses to visitors, on 21st September 2019, in Jaworki, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland. Log cabins houses such as these often sell Oszczypek, a smoked cheese made of salted sheep milk exclusively in the Tatra Mountains region of Poland.
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  • A traditional agricultural hut in Dolina Chocholowska, a hiking route in the Tatra National Park, on 17th September 2019, near Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland. Smoke houses such as these sell Oszczypek, a smoked cheese made of salted sheep milk exclusively in the Tatra Mountains region of Poland.
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  • Walkers sit and picnic on rocks, admiring the Yorkshire Dales waterfall called Janet's Foss on 12th April 2017, in Malham, Yorkshire, England. Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which took on a carnival air and drew the village inhabitants for the social occasion. The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen held to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. A foss is an old Norse word meaning waterfall.
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  • A picnic couple of walkers sit on rocks, admiring the Yorkshire Dales waterfall called Janet's Foss on 12th April 2017, in Malham, Yorkshire, England. Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which took on a carnival air and drew the village inhabitants for the social occasion. The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen held to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. A foss is an old Norse word meaning waterfall.
    yorkshire-02-12-04-2017.jpg
  • The Thomas Telford-designed church on Ulva, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The Telford Church, Ardalum Ulva. The church was designed by Thomas Telford and built between 1827 and 1828 for a cost of £1,500. Dedicated to St. Ewan of Arstraw the nearest wing has now been partitioned off for use for worship. The remainder of the building is used as a community hall. The church boasts that in 1847 everyone on Ulva attended services including one catholic and one atheist. Isle of Ulva, Inner Hebrides. Ulva is a privately owned island with a thriving population of approximately 16 people who are involved variously in traditional sheep and cattle farming, fish farming, oyster farming and tourism. There are no tarmac roads on Ulva, so the main form of transport is quad bikes used by all inhabitants, young and old. The proprietors (the Howard family) are dedicated to creating a balance between the needs of the community and the preservation of one of Scotland’s most unique, beautiful and accessible islands...This Parliamentary church was one of five churches on Mull and Iona to be designed by Thomas Telford and was completed, along with the manse, in 1828. In the mid 1950s Lady Congleton who owned the island purchased the church and the larger partof it was converted into a community hall. Only the north west portion was retained for ecclesiastical use. The church is now privately owed and a couple of services are conducted every year at Easter and Harvest time
    isle_of_mull239-20-11-2011.jpg
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