Chipping Norton textile industry
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The Chipping Norton textile industry was a historic wool and tweed manufacturing hub in Oxfordshire, England, centered on mills like Bliss Tweed Mill that drove the town’s economic growth in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic local industry
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textile industry ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Bliss Tweed Mill chimney ⓘ |
| basedOn | wool processing ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Bliss Tweed Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of workers’ housing in Chipping Norton
ⓘ
urban growth of Chipping Norton ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
driver of local economic growth
ⓘ
major employer in Chipping Norton ⓘ |
| energySource |
steam power
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water power ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Chipping Norton industrial heritage ⓘ |
| impact | shaped townscape of Chipping Norton through mill construction ⓘ |
| influenced | social structure of Chipping Norton ⓘ |
| laborForce |
child labor in earlier periods
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mill workers ⓘ skilled textile operatives ⓘ women workers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chipping Norton
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| mainProduct |
tweed
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woolen cloth ⓘ |
| market |
domestic British market
ⓘ
export markets for tweed ⓘ |
| notableMill | Bliss Tweed Mill GENERATED ⓘ |
| process |
finishing
ⓘ
spinning ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| productionType | worsted and woolen fabrics ⓘ |
| rawMaterial | raw wool ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
changes in textile demand
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competition from larger industrial centers ⓘ |
| relatedIndustry |
British woolen industry
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Cotswold wool trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | manufacturing ⓘ |
| technology |
mechanized spinning frames
ⓘ
power looms ⓘ |
| transportDependency |
local road network
ⓘ
rail connections to Chipping Norton ⓘ |
| usedFacilityType |
steam-powered mills
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water-powered mills ⓘ |
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