| 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 |
