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  2. List of mills owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited

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    Queensway, Castleton was a hub of cotton mills including the three 't', Th'Arrow, Th'Harp, and Th'Ensor. The 1908 Castleton map includes: Marland Cotton Mill, Castleton Cotton Mill, Globe Works (Textile Machinery), Arrow Cotton Mill, Harp Cotton Mill, Globe Leather Works, Castleton Size Works and Castleton Iron Works.

  3. Nelson, Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    Lancashire. 53°50′05″N 2°13′05″W  /  53.8346°N 2.2180°W  / 53.8346; -2.2180. Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, it had a population of 29,135 in the 2011 Census. Nelson is 3 miles (5 km) north of Burnley and 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Colne.

  4. List of mills in Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    List of mills in Lancashire. This is an incomplete list of the cotton and other textile mills that were located within the modern-day boundaries of the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. The first mills were built in the 1760s, in Derbyshire using the Arkwright system and were powered by the water. When stationary steam engines were ...

  5. St Mary's Church, Nelson - Wikipedia

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    1879. Closed. 1989. St Mary's Church is on Manchester Road in Nelson, Pendle, Lancashire. It is a redundant Anglican parish church, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It was built in 1879 to a design by Waddington and Dunkerley. The west bay and tower were added between 1905 and ...

  6. Listed buildings in Nelson, Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    Listed buildings in Nelson, Lancashire. Nelson is a town and civil parish in Pendle, Lancashire, England. It contains 38 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the town of Nelson and ...

  7. Nelson Weavers' Association - Wikipedia

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    Nelson Weavers' Association. The Nelson Weavers' Association (NWA) was a trade union representing cotton weavers in the area of Nelson, Lancashire. As the main industry in the town, the union has been influential in its history, and some of its leaders became significant national figures.

  8. Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    Lancashire. Lancashire (/ ˈlæŋkəʃər / LAN-kə-shər, /- ʃɪər / -⁠sheer; abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The county has an area of 3,079 ...

  9. Nelson, New York - Wikipedia

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    36-053-49770. GNIS feature ID. 0979251. Nelson is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. It is an interior town, located in the southwestern part of the county. The population was 1,890 at the 2020 census. [3] The town was named after Horatio Nelson, the English naval hero.