ling ton , ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁stock ▁being ▁driven ▁through ▁the ▁streets . ▁C attle ▁were ▁also ▁driven ▁to ▁other ▁major ▁cities , ▁to ▁areas ▁of ▁intermediate ▁gra zing ▁to ▁be ▁f atten ed ▁for ▁market , ▁and ▁to ▁mark ets ▁and ▁fair s . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁stock ▁fair s , ▁such ▁as ▁Tan ▁Hill , ▁Y arn bury ▁and ▁White ▁She et ▁in ▁W ilt shire , ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ancient ▁sites ▁to ▁which ▁cattle ▁were ▁driven ▁for ▁centuries , ▁perhaps ▁since ▁pre histor ic ▁times . ▁ ▁Ge ese , ▁tur keys , ▁p igs , ▁and ▁horses ▁were ▁also ▁driven ▁to ▁mark ets , ▁and ▁in ▁large ▁quantities ▁to ▁London . ▁C attle ▁were ▁fitted ▁with ▁iron ▁sho es , ▁ge ese ▁were ▁fitted ▁with ▁bo ots ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁feet , ▁and ▁the ▁feet ▁of ▁tur keys ▁were ▁tar red ▁and ▁sand ed . ▁Daniel ▁De fo e ▁recorded ▁that ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tur keys ▁were ▁driven ▁from ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁to ▁London ▁each ▁year , ▁the ▁journey ▁taking ▁three ▁months ▁to ▁complete . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁a ▁w ager ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁on ▁whether ▁ge ese ▁or ▁tur keys ▁would ▁travel ▁faster ▁– ▁the ▁winner ▁being ▁the ▁ge ese ▁which ▁could ▁gra ze ▁as ▁they ▁moved , ▁while ▁the ▁tur keys ▁had ▁to ▁stop ▁to ▁be ▁fed . ▁ ▁The ▁regular ity ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁trade ▁across ▁W ilt shire