Devon and Cornwall Longwool
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Distribution | south-west England |
| Standard | Devon & Cornwall Longwool Flock Association |
| Type | upland |
| Use | wool |
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| Wool colour | white[2] |
| Face colour | white with black nostrils |
| Horn status | polled (hornless) |
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The Devon and Cornwall Longwool is a British breed of domestic sheep from south-west England. It was created in 1977 through merger of two local breeds, the Devon Longwool and the South Devon.[4]: 796 [5]
The Devon and Cornwall Longwool was created in 1977 through merger of two long-established traditional local breeds, the Devon Longwool and the South Devon.[4]: 796 [5] A breed society, the Devon & Cornwall Longwool Flock Association, was formed through merger of the existing breed societies of the two constituent breeds.[6]
In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed. In 2023 the reported population was 546 breeding ewes and no rams, distributed in 42 herds; 252 ewes were registered in the flock book.[2] In 2024 its conservation status was listed in DAD-IS as "at risk/endangered", while the Rare Breeds Survival Trust listed it as "at risk", its second level of concern.[2][3]
