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A History of the County of Lancaster
… is devoted to pasture. Cotton weaving is pursued, also bleaching and dyeing. 'Mr. John Wilson of Ainsworth, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… is loam, with stone below; the land is chiefly in pasture. Bleaching, dyeing, and papermaking are carried on. In Bamford …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… hearths. 2 The land is chiefly in pasture. There are large bleaching, dyeing, and calico-printing works. There is a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… with a rood of land was worth 6 d. a year. There were four bleaching grounds ( polia) worth in all 21 s. 6 d. for 76 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and a few to hatting; oats were the principal crop. 8 Bleaching was introduced as early as the time of James I; 9 …