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...

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...

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...

fashion 2000s in fashion 2010s in fashion British Country Clothing Norfolk jacket Sport coat Woollen industry in Wales "Harris Tweed - The Cloth". The...

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...

located in Drefach Felindre, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, is part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. Historically and into the 19th century, the woollen industry...

woollen industry was in sharp decline in the early nineteenth century. The early industrial processes in Wales had been superseded by the new woollen...

(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...

Woollen Mills is a woollen mill in the village of Trefriw, Conwy, in northern Wales, that has been operating since around 1825. The Woollen industry in...

manufacturing sector in Wales was historically centred on the mining industry, with slate, coal, tinplate and steel being important industries. Today, while...

heavy industries have gone or are in decline, the economy is based on the public sector, light and service industries, and tourism. Agriculture in Wales is...

North Wales. pp. 229–81. Jenkins, J. Geraint (1969). The Welsh Woollen Industry. Cardiff. Jenkins, J. Geraint (1963). "The woollen industry in Montgomeryshire"...

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...

The Cambrian Mills was a complex of woollen mill buildings in Newtown, Powys, Wales, that operated from 1856 to 1912, when they were destroyed by fire...

Urquhart plaid), also known as Glenurquhart check or Prince of Wales check, is a woollen fabric with a woven twill design of small and large checks. It...

The Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 (Welsh: Y Deddfau Cyfreithiau yng Nghymru 1535 a 1542) or the Acts of Union (Welsh: Y Deddfau Uno), were Acts of the...

coal mining, steel-making and tin-plating. In the north of the county, the woollen industry was very important in the 18th century. The economy depends on...

This is a list of rulers in Wales (Welsh: Cymru; and neighbouring regions) during the Middle Ages, between c. 400s–1500s. The rulers were monarchs who...

invasion of Wales was not undertaken with the fervour and purpose of the invasion of England. However, a much stronger Norman invasion began in 1081 and...

Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) (Welsh: Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Passed in 1998, the act...

fire in 1910 and another in 1912, after which the Cambrian Mills were not rebuilt. Thereafter Newtown was no longer an important centre of the woollen industry...

Valley. In the 19th and early 20th century it was an important centre for the woollen industry and was given the epithet, "the Huddersfield of Wales". As...

The history of education in Wales spans from the period of Roman rule to the present day. Early forms of formal education were church or privately run...

retail chain from the United Kingdom-based in Cardiff, Wales. The chain is now part of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill group, and employs over 6,000 people...

the coal and iron industries. Wales played a full and willing role in World War One. The industries of the Empire in Wales declined in the 20th century...

walking (Scots: waukin, hence often spelled waulking in Scottish English), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven cloth...

in mills in the north of England and mid-Wales. Priority was given to cotton but woollen fibres were being carded in Yorkshire in 1780. With woollen,...

cotton textile industry in Britain was 2.6% in 1760, 17% in 1801, and 22.4% in 1831. Value added by the British woollen industry was 14.1% in 1801. Cotton...

Castle. In the county borough's arms there were three horns: one has been replaced by a golden fleece. This is an emblem of the woollen industry and was...

implements, rural crafts, the woollen industry and Cardiff ship-owners." The English Farm Wagon (1961) The Welsh Woollen Industry (1969) Crefftwyr Gwlad [Country...