Hayward (profession)
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'''Hayward''', or "[[hedge (gardening)|hedge]] warden", was an occupation in the [[Middle Ages]], now defunct.
The hayward was chosen by the [[lord of the manor]] or elected by the villagers to lead the [[sowing]] and [[harvest]]ing, to impound stray [[cattle]], and to supervise hedging and temporary [[fence|fencing]] around [[hay]] [[meadows]]. The hayward's symbol of office was a [[horn (acoustic)|horn]], which he blew to give warning that cattle were invading the crops.
The [[nursery rhyme]] character [[Little Boy Blue]] was a hayward.
[[Category:Agricultural occupations (animal)]]
[[Category:Agricultural occupations (plant)]]
[[Category:Defunct occupations]]
[[Category:Management occupations]]
[[Category:Middle Ages]]
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