Hayward (profession) 858196 215964403 2008-05-30T13:47:13Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{Refimprove|date=May 2008}} {{otherusesof|Hayward|Hayward (disambiguation)}} '''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]] {{job-stub}}