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From: "Jonathan Neville" <>
Subject: Re: WEAVING in Norfolk
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:50:28 -0000
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There was once a watermill in Erpingham but it was demolished in 1965.
I assure you it was not a silk mill!
www.norfolkmills/Watermills/erpingham.html

The only water powered silk mill I know of was at New Mills in Norwich
www.norfolkmills/Watermills/new mills.html

Jonathan Neville

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Christopher Pipe wrote:

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>You do not say what period your Erpingham ancestor lived, but Erpingham is a
>near neighbour of Aylsham where there is a water mill (sorry, don't know if
>it was a silk mill -
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>In 1851 he was listed as "Silk Dyer" and in 1881 "Cloth Dyer(17/5)" He was 75 in 1881 so don't know how much he was employed at that time
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Dave

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