HC Deb 30 April 1990 vol 171 cc459-62W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the number of(a) cows and (b) herds of cows in each county of the United Kingdom.

Mr. Gummer

The tables show the number of agricultural holdings which had beef or dairy cows at the June 1989 agricultural census, for each county of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, together with the number of cows on those holdings. For Scotland, where county data are not available, the information is by local authority districts

June 1989 census (England and Wales) Distribution of breeding cows (dairy and beef) by county England and Wales
County within region Number
England and Wales Dairy and beef cows 3,145,842
Holdings with cows 72,985
England Dairy and beef cows 2,624,366
Holdings with cows 57,035
North Region Dairy and beef cows 326,628
Holdings with cows 6,954
Cleveland Dairy and beef cows 6,726
Holdings with cows 171
Cumbria Dairy and beef cows 206,175
Holdings with cows 4,252
Durham Dairy and beef cows 40,609
Holdings with cows 1,158
Northumberland Dairy and beef cows 69,885
Holdings with cows 1,287
Tyne and Wear Dairy and beef cows 3,233
Holdings with cows 86
Yorkshire/Humberside Region Dairy and beef cows 228,767
Holdings with cows 6,380
Humberside Dairy and beef cows 21,312
Holdings with cows 709
North Yorkshire Dairy and beef cows 147,084
(North Allerton) Holdings with cows 3,699
North Yorkshire (Beverley) Dairy and beef cows 4,977
Holdings with cows 177
South Yorkshire Dairy and beef cows 17,951
Holdings with cows 508
West Yorkshire Dairy and beef cows 37,443
Holdings with cows 1,287
East Midlands Region Dairy and beef cows 210,910
Holdings with cows 5,164
Derbyshire Dairy and beef cows 81,028
Holdings with cows 1,998
Leicestershire Dairy and beef cows 49,465
Holdings with cows 1,111
Lincolnshire Dairy and beef cows 35,194
Holdings with cows 1,005
Northamptonshire Dairy and beef cows 23,229
Holdings with cows 552
Nottinghamshire Dairy and beef cows 21,994
Holdings with cows 498
East Anglia Region Dairy and beef cows 65,939
Holdings with cows 1,846
Cambridgeshire Dairy and beef cows 8,210
Holdings with cows 328
Norfolk Dairy and beef cows 36,695
Holdings with cows 945

County within region Number
Suffolk Dairy and beef cows 21,034
Holdings with cows 573
South East Region Dairy and beef cows 289,109
Holdings with cows 5,991
Bedfordshire Dairy and beef cows 6,644
Holdings with cows 181
Berkshire Dairy and beef cows 13,907
Holdings with cows 261
Buckinghamshire Dairy and beef cows 27,238
Holdings with cows 586
East Sussex Dairy and beef cows 28,416
Holdings with cows 699
Essex Dairy and beef cows 17,826
Holdings with cows 425
Greater London (East) Dairy and beef cows 774
Holdings with cows 21
Greater London (South East) Dairy and beef cows 2,209
Holdings with cows 46
Hampshire Dairy and beef cows 51,519
Holdings with cows 876
Hertfordshire Dairy and beef cows 13,445
Holdings with cows 282
Isle of Wight Dairy and beef cows 9,481
Holdings with cows 204
Kent Dairy and beef cows 27,844
Holdings with cows 769
Oxfordshire Dairy and beef cows 36,444
Holdings with cows 671
Surrey Dairy and beef cows 21,188
Holdings with cows 445
West Sussex Dairy and beef cows 32,174
Holdings with cows 525
South West Region Dairy and beef cows 862,334
Holdings with cows 17,325
Avon Dairy and beef cows 47,421
Holdings with cows 907
Cornwall Dairy and beef cows 136,727
Holdings with cows 3,614
Devon Dairy and beef cows 244,028
Holdings with cows 5,836
Dorset Dairy and beef cows 112,173
Holdings with cows 1,543
Gloucestershire Dairy and beef cows 61,642
Holdings with cows 1,261
Isles of Stilly Dairy and beef cows 87
Holdings with cows 27
Somerset Dairy and beef cows 165,071
Holdings with cows 2,850
Wiltshire Dairy and beef cows 95,185
Holdings with cows 1,287
West Midlands Region Dairy and beef cows 357,377
Holdings with cows 8,114
Hereford and Worcester Dairy and beef cows 77,121
Holdings with cows 2,254
Shropshire Dairy and beef cows 125,073
Holdings with cows 2,489
Staffordshire Dairy and beef cows 117,383
Holdings with cows 2,441
Warwickshire Dairy and beef cows 32,928
Holdings with cows 782
West Midlands Dairy and beef cows 4,872
Holdings with cows 148

County within region Number
North West Region Dairy and beef cows 283,302
Holdings with cows 5,261
Cheshire Dairy and beef cows 149,301
Holdings with cows 2,127
Greater Manchester Dairy and beef cows 16,428
Holdings with cows 561
Lancashire Dairy and beef cows 113,819
Holdings with cows 2,500
Merseyside Dairy and beef cows 3,754
Holdings with cows 73
Wales Dairy and beef cows 521,476
Holdings with cows 15,950
Clwyd Dairy and beef cows 78,977
Holdings with cows 2,019
Dyfed Dairy and beef cows 227,171
Holdings with cows 6,221
Gwent Dairy and beef cows 32,877
Holdings with cows 1,019
Gwynedd Dairy and beef cows 52,157
Holdings with cows 2,261
Mid Glamorgan Dairy and beef cows 11,207
Holdings with cows 454
Powys Dairy and beef cows 99,103
Holdings with cows 3,345
South Glamorgan Dairy and beef cows 10,182
Holdings with cows 222
West Glamorgan Dairy and beef cows 9,802
Holdings with cows 409

Northern Ireland
County with region Number
Northern Ireland total Dairy and beef cows 501,628
Holdings with cows 20,916
County Antrim Dairy and beef cows 106,368
Holdings with cows 3,511
County Armagh Dairy and beef cows 51,989
Holdings with cows 2,637
County Down Dairy and beef cows 90,294
Holdings with cows 3,470
County Fermanagh Dairy and beef cows 70,699
Holdings with cows 3,273
County Londonderry Dairy and beef cows 63,354
Holdings with cows 2,618
County Tyrone Dairy and beef cows 118,924
Holdings with cows 5,407

Scotland
Local authority district Number of cows Number of holdings
Shetland 2,576 218
Orkney 33,507 838
Western Isles 2,364 270
Caithness 20,142 517
Sutherland 4,234 225
Ross and Cromarty 12,906 325
Skye and Lochalsh 2,798 213
Lochaber 2,484 106
Inverness 7,,929 190
Badenoch and Strathspey 6,291 109
Nairn 5,163 70
Moray 26,154 484
Banff and Buchan 20,758 574
Gordon 32,886 632
City of Aberdeen 2,555 50
Kincardine and Deeside 21,946 395
Angus 14,108 265

Local authority district Number of cows Number of holdings
City of Dundee 2,496 40
Perth and Kinross 28,319 556
Kirkcaldy 3,865 58
North East Fife 9,732 165
Dunfermline 4,642 84
West Lothian 7,601 137
City of Edinburgh 1,662 20
Midlothian 3,739 62
East Lothian 4,416 71
Tweeddale 8,811 141
Ettrick and Lauderdale 13,795 198
Roxburgh 16,392 257
Berwickshire 11,388 175
Clackmannan 1,157 26
Stirling 14,199 322
Falkirk 4,077 109
Argyll and Bute 33,350 731
Dumbarton 4,074 85
City of Glasgow 495 11
Clydebank 303 6
Bearsden and Milngarvie 487 8
Strathkelvin 2,175 50
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1,034 19
Monklands 4,376 80
Motherwell 2,616 49
Hamilton 4,506 76
East Kilbride 10,726 168
Eastwood 3,062 48
Renfew 7,968 137
Inverclyde 2,443 35
Clydesdale 26,113 410
Cunninghame 16,351 288
Kilmarnock and Loudon 16,741 250
Cumnock and Doon Valley 20,266 291
Kyle and Carrick 29,398 401
Wigtown 49,026 588
Stewartry 36,043 435
Nithsdale 33,833 456
Annandale and Eskdale 32,740 499
Total 693,218 13,023

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