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A History of the County of Gloucester
… known to have been working in 1721. 139 The evidence for cloth industry in the village is slight: a walker held land … 175 and in 1801 they were instructed to sell 48 ells of cloth spun and woven the previous winter at the expense of …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… or a gown of that price, and in alternate years a gown of cloth and fur like that worn by his own wife or 20 s. in lieu …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 105 Being close to Chard, Wambrook had links with the cloth trade. A weaver occurs in 1551, and in 1561 Roger … then possessed a pair of coverlet looms and two pairs of cloth looms. 107 A hosier occurs in 1663, a tailor in 1764, …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Tanner Street runs south-west from the church. 30 The cloth industry, which probably flourished in the 15th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and Job in the 1690s. 244 In 1851, however, a rope- and cloth-maker, a plush-weaver, and a lace-maker were the only …
A History of the County of Hertford
… to have been after this date that weavers and dyers of cloth began to settle in the town. 51 Various local …