The settlement originated as terraces of weavers' houses around a flax mill built by William Hebden in about 1814 on agricultural land by the River Nidd. In 1834 the mill was acquired by Francis Thorpe of Knaresborough, who renamed it New York Mill. By 1834 Thorpe was employing 150 people at the mill. In the 1870s the export of yarn declined, and the business failed in 1883. In 1889 the Gill family bought the mill, rebuilt it and replaced the old water wheels with a water turbine. In 1891 they installed a second turbine to provide the first electric light in Nidderdale.[1] The Gills started to spin yarns of hemp for the production of twine. They modernised the mill in the 1930s, and in the 1960s started to spin artificial fibres for carpets. The Gill family sold the mill in 1968, and the new owners closed it in 1980. The property has now been converted into a small industrial estate.[2]
Referencesedit
^Jennings, Bernard (1992). A History of Nidderdale. pp. 259–261. ISBN1-85072-114-9.
^Stark, Ann (2012). Exploring the Heritage of Hartwith cum Winsley Parish. Hartwith Heritage Group. pp. 69–75.
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york, north, yorkshire, york, settlement, nidderdale, harrogate, district, north, yorkshire, england, river, nidd, near, summerbridge, about, miles, south, east, pateley, bridge, yorknew, york, millnew, yorklocation, within, north, yorkshireos, grid, reference. New York is a settlement in Nidderdale in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire England It is on the River Nidd near Summerbridge and about 2 5 miles 4 km south east of Pateley Bridge New YorkNew York MillNew YorkLocation within North YorkshireOS grid referenceSE196628Civil parishHartwith cum WinsleyUnitary authorityNorth YorkshireCeremonial countyNorth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHARROGATEPostcode districtHG3PoliceNorth YorkshireFireNorth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentSkipton and RiponList of places UK England Yorkshire 54 03 41 N 1 42 04 W 54 061300 N 1 701200 W 54 061300 1 701200The settlement originated as terraces of weavers houses around a flax mill built by William Hebden in about 1814 on agricultural land by the River Nidd In 1834 the mill was acquired by Francis Thorpe of Knaresborough who renamed it New York Mill By 1834 Thorpe was employing 150 people at the mill In the 1870s the export of yarn declined and the business failed in 1883 In 1889 the Gill family bought the mill rebuilt it and replaced the old water wheels with a water turbine In 1891 they installed a second turbine to provide the first electric light in Nidderdale 1 The Gills started to spin yarns of hemp for the production of twine They modernised the mill in the 1930s and in the 1960s started to spin artificial fibres for carpets The Gill family sold the mill in 1968 and the new owners closed it in 1980 The property has now been converted into a small industrial estate 2 References edit Jennings Bernard 1992 A History of Nidderdale pp 259 261 ISBN 1 85072 114 9 Stark Ann 2012 Exploring the Heritage of Hartwith cum Winsley Parish Hartwith Heritage Group pp 69 75 External links editHartwith Heritage Group New York Mill nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York nbsp This North Yorkshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York North Yorkshire amp oldid 1185332993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
