Masham (sheep)

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Masham sheep being shown at the town's Sheep Fair in 2010. Masham sheep at Masham Sheep Fair 2010.jpg
Masham sheep being shown at the town's Sheep Fair in 2010.

The Masham is a breed of domestic sheep which originated in northern England. It is the progeny of a Teeswater ram and either a Dalesbred or a Swaledale ewe. [1] The ewes are hornless.

The breed takes its name from the town of Masham in lower Wensleydale, North Yorkshire.

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