WebThe background of Nailsworth 's development is the woollen in dustry; its position at the meet in g of 3 small valleys meant that about 20 mills can be traced, the best be in g Dunkirk Mills on the Stroud Road. The cloth trade and its remoteness from parish centres fostered the growth and spread of protestant non-conformity WebThe first mention of mills (the so-called New Mills) in something like their current form on this stretch of the Nailsworth Stream dates to 1741, whilst a new spinning mill of 1798 was the first step in transforming New Mills into what became Dunkirk Mills (named after nearby Dunkirk House, itself perhaps named after Huguenot immigrants).

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Middlemoor Mill, Dunkirk Mills, Nailsworth, …

WebThe Dunkirk Mill Centre is a small part of a magnificent largely 19rth century mill. For many years it was run by Peter Playne and his sons. They made cloth for sale to the East India … WebThe two Nailsworth cannons! began firing before daybreak, and went on intermittently, till a late hour of the night. Houses and Mills were decorated most elaborately, with evergreen arches, mottos and flags some lit up at night by a large gas … WebDunkirk Mill is located about a half mile out of Nailsworth, on the A46 to Stroud. The cycle trail which used to be a private railway line, operated by the Midland Railway passes … olympic diner palm city florida