Huddersfield textile industry

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The Huddersfield textile industry was a major British woollen and worsted manufacturing centre, renowned for its high-quality fine cloth production during the Industrial Revolution and beyond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf industrial sector ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
associatedWith dyehouses ⓘ
finishing works ⓘ
fulling mills ⓘ
spinning mills ⓘ
steam-powered mills ⓘ
water-powered mills ⓘ
weaving sheds ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
declinePeriod late 20th century ⓘ
developedDuring Industrial Revolution ⓘ
economicRole important export sector ⓘ
key contributor to local economy ⓘ
major regional employer ⓘ
hasCharacteristic fine finishing ⓘ
high weaving quality ⓘ
reputation for durability ⓘ
reputation for handle and drape ⓘ
specialisation in worsteds ⓘ
historicalImportance major British woollen and worsted manufacturing centre ⓘ
influencedBy availability of soft water for finishing ⓘ
proximity to Yorkshire wool markets ⓘ
knownFor export-quality textiles ⓘ
fine worsteds ⓘ
high-quality fine cloth production ⓘ
suiting fabrics ⓘ
woollen cloth ⓘ
worsted cloth ⓘ
legacy continuing niche high-end cloth production ⓘ
surviving historic textile mills ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Huddersfield ⓘ
West Yorkshire ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
material wool ⓘ
worsted yarn ⓘ
partOf British textile industry ⓘ
British woollen industry ⓘ
British worsted industry ⓘ
product cloth for menswear ⓘ
military cloth ⓘ
overcoating fabrics ⓘ
tailoring cloth ⓘ
uniform cloth ⓘ
significantPeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
usesInfrastructure Huddersfield Broad Canal ⓘ
Huddersfield Narrow Canal ⓘ
River Colne ⓘ

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River Colne (West Yorkshire) → influencedDevelopmentOf → Huddersfield textile industry ⓘ
subject linked to: River Colne
Heavy Woollen District → partOf → Yorkshire textile industry ⓘ
linked to: Huddersfield textile industry