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A History of the County of Shropshire
… Few roads are likely to have been made before industry and settlement expanded in the 17th century, though …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… remained as farmland and was little affected by mining or industry until a few deep pits were sunk around Priorslee … since 1715, 29 improved and expanded the local mining industry: c. 1730 an atmospheric pumping engine was installed … the open heaps or circular ovens that had served the iron industry since the days of Abraham Darby (I). 66 While there …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… overseen by a bailiff, in 1535-6. 1 Settlement grew with industry and mining between the 16th and 19th centuries, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… brook, whose ancient course was largely obliterated by industry. 65 The other boundaries apparently did not follow …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… used for making tough, warm outer garments. The woollen industry was regarded traditionally as the most important of … acts attempted to protect the control of NORWICH over the industry [Acts (1523)] to prohibited the export of worsted …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and organ fund; any residue was to be used for a coal and blanket charity. In 1972 the small income accruing for …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 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 Walter … 26 and in 1274 a fuller was recorded. 27 The cloth industry was subsequently the most important feature of the …