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Aldbourne
|
1790 AD |
Straw plaiting industry introduced as a cottage industry by the Society for the Betterment of the Poor, producing tuscin for local milliners; fustian weaving industry in decline |
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Corsham
|
1790 AD |
Neston Park built |
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Downton
|
1790 AD |
Fairs for cattle and peddlers' stalls (23 April) and horses and sheep (20 October). |
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Keevil
|
1790 AD |
Mere farm built |
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Marlborough
|
1790 AD |
There are 25 inns in the town |
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Melksham
|
1790 AD |
The Ark cloth factory is built |
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Ramsbury
|
1790 AD |
There is a successful brewing industry by this time selling beer to London |
