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John Binns

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Mark Barnes
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Arnketil in the Doomsday Survey

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Mark Barnes Arnketil, Doomsday Book, Moonrakers, Roger de Poitou

The first name in history that we can associate with Cowling, then spelt Collinghe, is Arnketil. According to the Doomsday

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People Gallery

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Michael Green
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Daniel Binns Farming John Binns & Sons Ltd People Textiles Uncategorized Work 

John Binns 1810-1880 The man who led Cowling into the steam age.

March 18, 2021March 22, 2021 Mark Barnes Camlet, Croft Mill, John Binns, John Binns & Sons Ltd., Moonrakers, Textiles

Much of the article below has been taken from Weaving a Century 1852-1952 – John Binns & Sons Ltd page

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Outworkers in Textiles in 1845 -9

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Mark Barnes Bairstows, early textile manufacturers, Early textile workshops, handloom weavers, Moonrakers, Outworkers, Textiles

Below is a list of outworkers from Bairstows Mill in Sutton-in-Craven, only approximately 2 miles east of Cowling parish. Cowling

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Cowling Parish Textile Mills 18 – 20th Centuries

February 16, 2021March 18, 2021 Mark Barnes Acre Shed, Carr Mill, Croft Mill, Freegate Mill, Gill Bottom Mill, Ickornshaw Mill, Lumb Mill, Moonrakers, Royd Mill

Below is a list of all the steam powered mills that have been used for manufacturing textiles in Cowling Parish.

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Early Textile Mills and Workshops Pre 1850

February 16, 2021March 11, 2021 Mark Barnes early textile manufacturers, Early textile mills, Early textile workshops, Moonrakers

We list below the information we know about early textile mills and workshops in the parish. These pre-date steam-powered textile

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The Foresters Hall

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Mark Barnes entertainment, financial assistance, Foresters Hall, friendly society, Moonrakers

The Foresters Hall, the large building in the area known as Cock Hall on Colne Road, was one of several

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Donna Peters Gallery

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Mark Barnes Donna Peters, Gill Bottom Mill, Laycocks
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Mark Wilson, ex Cowlingweb,Skiptonweb

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Mark Barnes Mark Wilson, Moonrakers

We are very sad to hear of the death of Mark Wilson (1969 -2020). Mark had been unwell for a

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Cowling or Coaling – The name of our parish and how you say It.
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Cowling or Coaling – The name of our parish and how you say It.

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Mark Barnes

In this article I discuss the two ways of saying our parish name, show some of the ways it has

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John Binns

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Mark Barnes
Arnketil in the Doomsday Survey
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Arnketil in the Doomsday Survey

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Mark Barnes
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People Gallery

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Michael Green

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