Herdwick

breed of sheep
Taxon sheep_breed Q3133971
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Herdwick

Summary

Herdwick is a sheep breed[1]. Herdwick ranks in the top 3% of sheep_breed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Herdwick is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Herdwick's instance of is recorded as sheep breed[4].
  • Herdwick is a type of sheep[5].
  • Herdwick is used for mutton[6].
  • Herdwick is used for lamb meat[7].
  • Herdwick is used for wool[8].
  • Herdwick's Commons category is recorded as Herdwick[9].
  • Herdwick's color is recorded as blue[10].
  • Herdwick's country of origin is recorded as England[11].
  • Herdwick's described by source is recorded as Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding[12].
  • Herdwick's product certification is recorded as Protected designation of origin[13].
  • Herdwick's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+71'}[14].
  • Herdwick's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+61'}[15].
  • Herdwick's FAO risk status is recorded as not at risk[16].

Body

Distribution

Herdwick is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Why It Matters

Herdwick ranks in the top 3% of sheep_breed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] Herdwick has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . afs.okstate.edu. afs.okstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . gov.uk. gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . fao.org. fao.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of sheep
    Country of origin
    Height {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+71'}, {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+61'}
    Subclass of
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007554080205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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