Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales

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Extracts :

The town had become known for its “whittles" in the time of Edward III.; acquired increasing skill in ironwork and cutlery, through means of artisan settlers from the Netherlands in the time of Queen Elizabeth; began then to be famous for the manufacture of shears, sickles, knives, and scissors.

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Marriages in 1863, 1,989; births, 5,555,-of which 386 were illegitimate; deaths, 4,403,-of which 2,417 were at ages under 5 years, and 27 at ages above 85.

Original : http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descript...0&word=NULL

Attached file - reformatted for ease of digestion.

Gazetteer_1870.doc