TRIAL WEBSITE: History
We have put together this part of the website to help further understand the breadth of history in our town. We’d love you to explore it, check it, question it, and tell us what’s missing. You can email us at history@lovebarnet.co.uk
The Welsh/Scottish/Irish Drovers
Mid Wales to Barnet Drover Routes https://ruralhistoria.com > drove-roads Amersham Drivers route (to Barnet?) localdroveroads.co.uk > barnet-fair Amersham to Barnet Drovers Art feat. Barnet. Welsh Cattle Drovers The Welsh Cattle Drovers. Colyer (1976) Scotland. Keith to Barnett (1848) Recording of the drovers cry Walking the Drove Roads (Drovers’ Tryst, Scotland) Compact Wales: On the Trail of the Welsh Drovers Irish Goats
Cattle and sheep drovers brought stock along ancient routes to London markets via Barnet. Their seasonal traffic fed Barnet Fair’s growth and left traces in lanes and inns.