ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz fˈeɪməs fɚðə bɹˈiːdɪŋ ʌv ʃˈɔːɹθɔːɹn kˈæɾəl ænd ɐ kˈaʊ sˈoʊld tə ðə kˈɑːlɪŋ bɹˈʌðɚz bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl stˈɑːk fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ wɜː bɹˈɛd ðə dˈʌɹəm ˈɑːks ænd kˈɑːmɪt.
The village was famous for the breeding of shorthorn cattle and a cow sold to the Colling brothers became part of the original stock from which were bred the Durham Ox and Comet.