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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… numerous opulent families in the neighbourhood. Several linen factories have been established, but they are not … have been established for spinning flax for canvass, linen, sacking-thread, &c.; an extensive branch of the … is also carried on, and at Barnsley the manufacture of linen prevails. There is a considerable trade in the spinning …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… (1589)] had Yorkshire cloth listed among other LINEN cloths and measured by the ell, a common indication of linen manufacture. OED earliest date of use: 1753 as …