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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by the greater portion of the male population, and pillow-lace by nearly all the females. The village lies on the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… great extent; a number of persons are also employed in the lace and stocking manufacture. The Nottingham canal passes …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… building. Many females and children are employed in making lace and platting straw. The living is a rectory, valued in … and on the hills a light sand. The manufacture of plat and lace affords employment to about 200 persons. Prior to the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… articles; and the manufacture of cotton stockings and lace is carried on to a moderate extent. In the 35th of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 2395 are meadow and pasture, 310 arable, and 240 wood. Lace-making is carried on; and there is a small manufactory …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… portion of the female population are employed in making lace; and there are some stone-quarries and clay-pits. A …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to the air. The females are employed in making pillow-lace. The living is a vicarage, with that of Oakley annexed, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of wool, the tanning of leather, and the manufacture of lace; and before the introduction of that manufacture into Nottingham, where machinery is used, lace-making afforded employment to a large portion of the …