11. It Is Against The Law To Keep A Pigsty In Front Of Your House
Another law on the statute books which has created some bizarre crimes is the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 - and particularly Section 28. Not only does this act make it illegal to keep a pigsty in front of a house (unless of course it is suitably hidden from view), it also specifics that slaughtering cattle in the street is a crime, as is playing "knocky, knocky nine-doors" because that would mean you are "wilfully and wantonly disturbing people by ringing their doorbells or knocking at their doors".