During the Medieval period it was the herding goat of the manor , and the basis of the Cheddar cheese industry .
The British population of this livestock crossed cultural lines again later , during successive settlement by the Anglo - Saxons and by the Vikings .
During the Medieval period British was the herding goat of the manor , and the basis of the Cheddar cheese industry .
The British population of this livestock crossed cultural lines again later , during successive settlement by the Anglo - Saxons and by the Vikings .