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A History of the County of Essex
… 16th and 17th centuries, supply- ing wool for the cloth trade of Colchester and other towns, but arable farming was … in exchange for herrings, and bulkier brigs for general trade. 6 Wivenhoe reached the peak of its fame for yacht- and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Synopsis, 23 Oct., 27 Nov. 1790. Rep. on Navigation and Trade upon Thames and Isis (1793) H.C. 1st. ser. xiv, p. 233; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and on its banks is Honey-street wharf: a considerable trade in timber and coal is carried on, and a great number of … but they were pulled down on the restoration of peace. The trade mainly consists in the exportation of corn, flour, and … which place they bring back salt, and there is a small trade to the Baltic for timber. A manufacture of salt of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Pemberton & Stokes (Eardington forge) for forge iron. 54 Trade at Snedshill was apparently similar to that at … Co. 28, 42-6; S. Griffiths, Griffiths' Guide to the Iron Trade of Gt. Brit. (1873), 108. Above, Lilleshall, Econ. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Harrison and worked by Thomas Sykes in 1818. 25 Other Trade and Industry. Apart from farming and the cloth industry …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1881 Agriculture 70 62 12 1 Horseracing 0 0 38 41 Retail, trade, and manufacture 18 25 17 26 Domestic service 9 9 28 20 …
A History of the County of Essex
… persons were engaged in agriculture compared with 148 in trade and handicrafts. 15 A market-Monkhams, Milkwell …