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NEW MILLS

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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 526 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MILLS  , an
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urban
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district in the High
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Peak
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parliamentary
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division of
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Derbyshire,
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England, at the confluence of the
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rivers Goyt and Kinder, on the border of
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Cheshire, 13 M . S.E. of
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Manchester, on the Midland and the
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London &
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North-Western
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railways . Pop . (1901) 7773 . Its
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ancient name was Bowden
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Middle Cale . The name of New
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Mills was given to it from a
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corn-
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mill erected on the Kinder in the
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hamlet of 011ersett, and is specially applied to the
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group of factories which have grown up
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round it . Formerly
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paper and
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cloth were the
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staple
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industries of the district, but the inhabitants of the various hamlets are now occupied chiefly in
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iron and
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brass foundries,
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cotton mills and
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print-
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works . A
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short
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branch of the Midland railway leads to the
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town of Hayfield (pop . 2614) .

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There is no longer a branch line of the Midland Railway to Hayfield. It has been converted to a Bridleway. The main industries in the town have dwindles to a few metal and engineering works, the main town emplyer is Swizzels Matlow the sweet manufacturer and maker of the famous Love Hearts. The town is now a mecca for Indian Restaurants and takeaways plus a large number of Chinese takeaways.
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