1891 Cotton Mills

Summary of the Approximate Numbers of Spindles and Looms

These figures refer to Cotton Mills only

Area	No of Mills	No of Spindles	No of Looms
Accrington, Baxenden, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Huncoat and Oswaldtwistle	52	518,704	27,776
Ashton-under-Lyne, Bardsley, Guide Bridge and Hurst	35	1,689,586	9,042
Bacup, Britannia and Stacksteads ...	26	402,814	13,117
Blackburn, Belthorne, Hoghton, Laugho, Livesey, Mellor, Read, Rishton, Sabden and Whalley ...	118	1,459,104	75,132
Bolton, Ainsworth, Astley Bridge, Belmont, Bromley Cross, Darcy Lever, Edgworth, Entwistle, Great Lever, Horwich, Little Lever, Longworth, Lostock, Sharples, Turton and West Houghton	107	4,715,890	21,402
Burnley, Barley, Briercliffe, Brierfield, Hapton and Worsthorne ...	121	923,259	74,482
Bury, Birtle, Blackford Bridge, Elton, Heap Bridge, Pilsworth, Summerseat, Tottington, Walmereley, Walshaw and Woolfold	50	829,598	19,964
Chorley, Adlington, Birkacre, Brinscall, Eccleston, Euston, Heapey, Wheelton, Whittle-le-Woods and Withnell ...	25	480,804	14,089
Clitheroe, Chatburn and Grindleton	16	108,312	7,676
Colne, Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge and Trawden ...	43	81,500	13,727
Darwen (Over and Lower), Eceleshill, Hoddlesden and Spring Vale	50	363,210	23,963
Denton...	2	75,570	-
Dukinfield...	13	577,732	900
Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Hulton, Moses Gate, Stoneclough and Walkden	46	514,522	8,813
Glossop, Broadbottom, Charleaworth, Dinting, Hadfield, Hollingworth and Mottram	18	1,111,134	14,950
Golborne	3	87,456	1,130
Great Harwood	10	73,602	7,544
Haslingden, Grane and Helmshore	31	130,168	12,937
Heywood	37	782,766	7,131
Hyde, Godley and Newton Moor	16	549,186	7,342
Lancaster	4	29,496	864
Leigh and Bedford Leigh; Astley, Atherton, Glazebury, Pennington and Tyldesley	21	1,400,546	5,284
Littleborough...	8	105,644	3,524
Manchester and Salford, Blackley, Boothstown, Clayton, Droylsden, Eccles, Failsworth, Fairfield, Flixton, Patricroft, Pendlebury, Swinton and Worsley	148	2,954,840	26,890
Middleton, Alkrington, Rhodes and Tongs ...	15	465,256	2,191
Mossley, Brookbottom, Micklehurst and Roaches	14	1,241,094	900
Nelson and Barrowford	64	58,736	28,655
Newchurch, Water and Waterfoot. . . and Rawtenstall, Clough Fold, Crawshawbooth	34	507,476	11,589
Oldham, Chadderton, Crompton, Grotton, Hey, Hollinwood, Lees, Middleton Junction, Royton, Shaw and Springhead	238	11,388,375	20,247
Padiham and Higham	14	191,070	8,709
Preston, Bamber Bridge, Croston, Garstang, Kirkham, Leyland, Longridge, Lostock Hall, Penwortham, Ribehester and Walton-le-Dale	80	2,077,625	55,949
Radcliffe, Besses-o'th'-Barn, Prestwich, Unsworth and Whitefield ...	49	130,700	9,382
Ramsbottom, Erenfield, Shuttleworth and Stubbins ...	27	127,450	9,503
Rochdale, Bagalate, Bamford, Castleton, Cheesden, Facit, Milnrow, Newhey, Norden, Ogden, Shawforth, Smallbridge, Smithy Bridge, Wardle and Whitworth	95	1,883,668	24,811
Stalybridge, Millbrook and Stayley	20	1,127,256	6,549
Stockport, Birch Vale, Compstall, Furness Vale, Hayfield, Hazel Grove, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Norris, Marple, Mellor, New Mills, Reddish, Romiley, Strines and Whaley Bridge	80	2,028,614	11,561
Todmorden, Cornholme, Eastwood, Portsmouth and Waisden	42	254,422	14,296
Uppermill and Greenfield ...	6	168,944	100
Warrington and Culcheth	3	84,000	2,536
Wigan, Aspull Moor and Hindley ...	14	701,572	6,277
Total	1,793	42,401,701	610,934

In addition to the above there are -

• 3 Carpet
• 3 Flax
• 5 Hosiery
• 21 Silk
• 42 Smallware
• 82 Wollen and Worsted

Making a total of 1,949 firms engaged in spinning and manufacturing Textile Fabrics

Sources of Information

1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners Directory