The Masham is a breed of domestic sheep which originated in northern England. It is the progeny of a Teeswater ram and either a Dalesbred or a Swaledale ewe.[1] The ewes are hornless.
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The breed takes its name from the town of Masham in lower Wensleydale, North Yorkshire.
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editMedia related to Masham sheep at Wikimedia Commons
- Masham at Sheep 101