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A History of the County of Oxford
… the north had 63 a. of arable. 58 There may have been some cloth industry in Wolvercote in the Middle Ages. The high … in 1390 when a man was robbed of 100 s. worth of woollen cloth between Godstow and Witney between 24 and 29 June, 69 …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… OED earliest date of use: 1399 Sources: Acts. Woollen cloth [woollen-cloth; woollen cloath; wollen clothe; wollen cloth; wollen cloath; cloths of woollen] The term was …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of woodland and plantation in the parish. 24 Mills and the Cloth Industry. A mill was recorded at Woodchester in 1086. 25 The cloth industry appears to have been introduced by 1221 when … mentioned, 26 and in 1274 a fuller was recorded. 27 The cloth industry was subsequently the most important feature of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… boundary follows the Nailsworth stream, on which several cloth-mills were built, and the southern boundary is formed …