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Craven Heifer

Craven Heifer
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About Craven Heifer

Craven Heifer (1807โ€“1812) was a cow which lived in the early 19th century, and remains the largest cow ever shown in England.

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The Craven Heifer is quite familiar to me because I learned to play pool in a pub called the Craven Heifer in Bolton. Actually, there's quite a few pubs in the North of England called the Craven Heifer. I didn't know what it was, but apparently it was a real cow.

from No Such Thing As Imaginary Flumps, 2026-04-30 at 00:42:58 ยท read transcript

Other times Craven Heifer came up

  1. Okay. This is the Craven Heifer. The Craven Heifer is quite familiar to me because I learned to play pool in a pub called the Craven Heifer in Bolton. Wow.

    No Such Thing As Imaginary Flumps, 2026-04-30 ยท listen

  2. If you want to see that. Okay. This is the Craven Heifer. The Craven Heifer is quite familiar to me because I learned to play pool in a pub called the Craven Heifer in Bolton.

    No Such Thing As Imaginary Flumps, 2026-04-30 ยท listen

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