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A History of the County of Oxford
… links were further reflected in the industry's wool supplies, drawn in the late 1830s partly from Russia and … was the leather industry, still closely associated with wool supply, and including tanning, shoemaking, and … in the early 19th century were farmers, maltsters, and wool-dealers, and who also founded Clinch's bank. 60 A …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and Cogges were established probably about 1690 28 by the wool- and cloth-merchant William Blake (d. 1695), resident … company attended a course there organized by the Wool Industries Training Board, and during the recession of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… rapid partial recovery perhaps based partly on the town's wool trade. 37 During the 15th century the town seems to have … particular benefited from close links both with Cotswold wool-producing areas and with London. Water transport seems … mid 17th century and presumably on or near the site of a wool hall, lay at the town's north end near Newland, 241 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Budd (d. 1623), with assets worth 104, owned two looms, wool, yarn, and finished blankets, but had household goods … leaving three looms and goods valued at 121 (including wool and cloth worth 95), his net assets after payment of … goods. 103 John Medhopp had a shop, warping chamber, and wool house in 1645, and Francis Bedford had the same in 1686. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were made to paupers on out-relief, and packs of yarn or wool were bought for spinning either in or out of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the union and hundred of Blofield, E. division of Norfolk, 5 miles (E.) from Norwich; containing 162 … Happing incorporation, hundred of Tunstead, E. division of Norfolk, 4 miles (E. by N.) from North Walsham; containing …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the union of Walsingham, hundred of Holt, W. division of Norfolk, a mile (W. by S.) from Cley; containing 240 …
A History of the County of Essex
… were presumably kept originally for dairying as well as wool, as in other Essex marshland parishes where grazing in … walls were mended in 16523. 44 There were close links with Norfolk where the Townshend family had their seat at Raynham. Scotch cattle were driven from market in Norfolk to Wivenhoe for fattening, and sheep were brought …
A History of the County of Essex
… from Wivenhoe to London with cloth and returned with wool for the Colchester cloth industry. 11 Ships sailed to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Aylsham, hundred of South Erpingham, E. division of Norfolk, 4 miles (N. N. W.) from Aylsham; containing 43 … the union and hundred of Freebridge-Lynn, W. division of Norfolk, 7 miles (N. N. E.) from Lynn; containing 165 …