The textile industry of

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

after 1835 was based principally on

wool Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool. ...

, but many of the early

cotton mill A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system. Although some were driven b ...

s were based in the county and the assets and spinning machines often switched from cotton to wool. Towns like

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and

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owe their expansion to cotton.

Bradford

Huddersfield

Leeds

Todmorden

Lonsdale

Airedale

Swaledale

Ribblesdale

Washburn Valley

References

;Notes ;Bibliography * {{Lists of mills in England . .Yorkshire Mills in Yorkshire

Cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor pe ...

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