Hampshire Down

Hampshire
An ewe
A ram
Conservation status
  • International:
  •     FAO (2007): not at risk
  •     DAD-IS (2025): not at risk
  • United Kingdom:
  •     FAO (2007): not listed
  •     DAD-IS (2025): at risk/vulnerable
  •     RBST (2025): other native breeds
Other namesHampshire
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Distribution21 countries world-wide
StandardHampshire Down Sheep Breeders Association
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    average 120 kg (260 lb)
  • Female:
    average 80 kg (180 lb)
Height
  • Male:
    average 80 cm
  • Female:
    average 70 cm
Wool colourwhite
Horn statuspolled (hornless) in both sexes

The Hampshire Down or Hampshire is a British breed of sheep. It originated in the early nineteenth century from cross-breeding of the new Southdown breed with the traditional tall, horned, white-faced sheep native to the open, untilled, chalk downland of the Hampshire Downs – the Wiltshire Horn, the Berkshire Nott and the old local Hampshire sheep. It is much used as a terminal sire.

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