The woollen industry in Wales was at times the country's most important industry, though it often struggled to compete with the better-funded woollen mills...
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environmental issue in Wales. Much of the nation is rural countryside and sheep are farmed throughout Wales. The woollen industry in Wales was a major contributor...
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Cambrian Woollen Mill, just north of Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, is one of the few remaining operational woollen mills in Wales. It is known for its line of...
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fashion 2000s in fashion 2010s in fashion British Country Clothing Norfolk jacket Sport coat Woollen industry in Wales "Harris Tweed - The Cloth". The...
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Solva Woollen Mill is a woollen mill in the village of Middle Mill, about one mile from Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales, that has been in operation since...
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Welsh Wig (category History of Wales)
woollen industry was in sharp decline in the early nineteenth century. The early industrial processes in Wales had been superseded by the new woollen...
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Rock Mill Llandysul (category Textile mills in Wales)
(Welsh: Melin Wlân), in Capel Dewi, Llandysul, Ceredigion, is the last woollen mill in Wales to be powered by a water wheel. The Mill lies in the narrow valley...
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Melin Tregwynt (category Textile mills in Wales)
Melin Tregwynt (Tregwynt Mill) is a woollen mill in the hamlet of Tregwynt in the parish of Granston, Pembrokeshire, Wales. A mill has stood on this site since...
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National Wool Museum (redirect from National Woollen Museum)
located in Drefach Felindre, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, is part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. Historically and into the 19th century, the woollen industry...
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manufacturing sector in Wales was historically centred on the mining industry, with slate, coal, tinplate and steel being important industries. Today, while...
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