British textile industry

E571922

The British textile industry is the historic manufacturing sector in Britain centered on the production and processing of textiles, which played a pivotal role in the Industrial Revolution and the country’s economic development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical industry
manufacturing sector
textile industry
contributedTo growth of British Empire trade
urbanization in Britain
country United Kingdom
declineFactor deindustrialization in late 20th century
international competition
economicRole driver of British industrialization
major export sector
source of urban employment
energySource coal
steam power
water power
exportMarket Africa
Americas
Europe
India
historicalPeriodOfOrigin late 17th century
historicalPeriodOfPeak 19th century
historicalRegion Greater Manchester
Lancashire
Scottish Lowlands
West Midlands
Yorkshire
keyPhase Industrial Revolution
laborType child labor
factory labor
female labor
mainProduct cotton textiles
linen textiles
mixed fabrics
silk textiles
wool textiles
mainRegion England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
majorCenter Belfast
Birmingham
Bradford
Glasgow
Leeds
Manchester
organizationalForm factory system
putting-out system
rawMaterialSource American cotton
British wool
Indian cotton
regulation Factory Acts
linked to: Factory Act
relatedIndustry British coal industry
British engineering industry
British shipping industry
technologyUsed power loom
spinning jenny
spinning mule
steam engine
water frame

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J. & P. Coats partOf British textile industry
Blanketeers march participants Lancashire textile workers
linked to: British textile industry
Huddersfield textile industry partOf British woollen industry
linked to: British textile industry
Huddersfield textile industry partOf British worsted industry
linked to: British textile industry
Sir Titus Salt associatedWith Bradford textile industry
linked to: British textile industry
Lowell system of industrial organization contrastedWith British factory system
linked to: British textile industry