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| Other names | Hampshire Down |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Wool color | White |
| Horn status | Both sexes are polled (hornless) |
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The Hampshire Down or Hampshire is a British breed of sheep. It originated in about 1829 from cross-breeding of Southdowns with the Old Hampshire breed, the Wiltshire Horn and the Berkshire Nott, all horned, white-faced sheep — these were native to the open, untilled, hilly stretch of land known as the Hampshire Downs. It is much used as a terminal sire.