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[[Image:Shoddy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A woollen mill in Dewsbury, now converted to flats but retaining as a feature the mill name.]] |
[[Image:Shoddy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A woollen mill in Dewsbury, now converted to flats but retaining as a feature the mill name.]] |
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The '''Heavy Woollen District''' is so-called because of the nature of the [[cloth]] manufactured in the towns of a certain area of [[West Yorkshire]]. [[Batley]] and [[ |
The '''Heavy Woollen District''' is so-called because of the nature of the [[cloth]] manufactured in the towns of a certain area of [[West Yorkshire]]. [[Batley]], [[Dewsbury]] and [[Ossett]] are viewed as the core of the area. [[Heckmondwike]], [[Liversedge]], [[Gomersal]], [[Gildersome]], [[Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire|Birkenshaw]], [[Mirfield]], [[Cleckheaton]], [[Morley]], [[Tingley]], [[East Ardsley]], [[Birstall]] and [[Horbury]] would normally also be included. There is still a Heavy Woollen District football association and cricket association, both with representative teams. The cricket league originally defined the district as within a six-mile radius of Batley Town Hall, but this has now been extended to an eighteen-mile radius[http://www.heavywoollen.org.uk/history.htm]. |
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It was one of the key textile centres in [[Yorkshire]], famed for its production of "[[shoddy]] and [[mungo]]" (cloth derived from left over cotton and wool). The vast majority of the mills have now either closed or have been put into another line of production, but some shoddy/mango mills remain [e.g. Edward Clay & Son Ltd. in Ossett]. |
It was one of the key textile centres in [[Yorkshire]], famed for its production of "[[shoddy]] and [[mungo]]" (cloth derived from left over cotton and wool). The vast majority of the mills have now either closed or have been put into another line of production, but some shoddy/mango mills remain [e.g. Edward Clay & Son Ltd. in Ossett]. |
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Revision as of 14:54, 21 February 2007
The Heavy Woollen District is so-called because of the nature of the cloth manufactured in the towns of a certain area of West Yorkshire. Batley, Dewsbury and Ossett are viewed as the core of the area. Heckmondwike, Liversedge, Gomersal, Gildersome, Birkenshaw, Mirfield, Cleckheaton, Morley, Tingley, East Ardsley, Birstall and Horbury would normally also be included. There is still a Heavy Woollen District football association and cricket association, both with representative teams. The cricket league originally defined the district as within a six-mile radius of Batley Town Hall, but this has now been extended to an eighteen-mile radius[1].
It was one of the key textile centres in Yorkshire, famed for its production of "shoddy and mungo" (cloth derived from left over cotton and wool). The vast majority of the mills have now either closed or have been put into another line of production, but some shoddy/mango mills remain [e.g. Edward Clay & Son Ltd. in Ossett].
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