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A History of the County of Oxford
… were part-owned by Elizabeth Turner, wife of a Cheapside linen draper, who had inherited them from her father William … industrial and market town primarily reliant on blanket-manufacture into a larger commercial centre with a diverse …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… declined; part of the building is still occupied in the manufacture of flannel, and the spinning of yarn by machinery …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… spring on Mawndown, a hill about a mile distant. A woollen manufacture is carried on, but not on so large a scale as … is noted for an abundant supply of horses and cattle. The manufacture of thread-lace formerly constituted a principal … and the inhabitants are remarkable for longevity. The manufacture of silk, gauze, and shoes, and the malting and …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1663. 36 In 1684 the church still lacked pulpit cloth and linen for the communion table; a new surplice, a new common …
A History of the County of Essex
… 26 Not all occupations in Wivenhoe were mari- time. Potash manufacture was mentioned in 1764 at Spendalls. 27 In the …