swannery

“Of the swans, we may observe that not only did this bird, in its wild state, frequent the Witham and the Fen waters, but the swannery was a valuable possession.”

Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter

“The first of these is master of the famous swannery or nursery of swans, the like of which, I believe, is not in Europe.”

From London to Land's End

“Gyllyngvase bathing-beach, there is a pleasant little lake known as the Swanpool, which was once a swannery of the Killigrews.”

The Cornwall Coast

“Some pedigree Herefords for his 'home farm' was another commission, and a dozen and a half swans for a swannery.”

When William Came

“The swannery, I may say, was my idea; I said once in his hearing that it gave”

When William Came

“I had heard so much about the swannery that it had but little interest for me.”

Afoot in England

“Every one has heard of the Fleet in connection with the famous swannery of Abbotsbury, the largest in the land.”

Afoot in England

“At the outer reaches of the swannery, close to the water's edge, Mr Wheeler has put radios that play BBC Radio 4 at full volume.”

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