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At Cockermouth in 1865, he set up what is believed to be the first purpose-built livestock auction market in the country. The business he founded moved their livestock operation out of town in 2002. Sainsbury's acquired the vacated site and paid for this statue, by sculptor Liz Gwyther, to be erected outside the supermarket.
The station opened on 28 April 1847. It closed on 2 January 1865, being replaced by the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway station when the line was extended eastwards to Penrith using a different alignment.
Cockermouth / ˈ k ɒ k ər m aʊ θ,-ə θ / [2] is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England, so named because it is at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent. The mid-2010 census estimates state that Cockermouth has a population of 8,204, [3] increasing to 8,761 ...
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The World Livestock Auctioneer Championship is an annual competition of livestock auctioneers who practice the auction chant typical of rural areas in the United States and Canada. The competition is sponsored by the Livestock Marketing Association and was first held in 1963. [1] Brian Curless won the competition in 2017.
Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) originated as an idea from the livestock committee of the Billings Chamber of Commerce in 1966. In 1967, the Public Auction Yards hosted an event to showcase the region’s vast livestock industry. [1] By the fall of 1968, a full-fledged livestock show with 250 exhibitors and 600 entries was ...
The Cockermouth and Workington Railway Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. cxx) was obtained; there was no opposition in committee, [5] and royal assent was given on 21 July 1845 [6] Ground was first broken 8 February 1846 (near Broughton Cross), [7] and the line opened 27 April 1847.
Two cattle processors would remain on the site and have since closed due to operational issues by federal regulators. Quality Meats closed in 2014 and ended pork processing within the city. [ 7 ] Pork processing is now found beyond the city, namely in Burlington (Fearmans), Woolwich (Conestoga) and Mitchell (Great Lakes Specialty - now turkey ...