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In 1920 the
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industry in the area. The fertile land of the Lagan Valley was part of the manor granted in 1611 to Sir Fulke Conway. English tenants, mainly from the north of
England according to Rankin, were brought over by Conway to settle on his estate. It is suggested that they also brought experience of
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Lambeg church itself is generally accepted to be on the site of an early monastic settlement. A church is recorded as being present here in 1598, but it has been rebuilt at least twice, including in 1737 (to which the current tower still dates) and in 1849, when most of the current
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Wolfendens were another foreign family who went into exile in Lambeg and assisted in the establishing of the manufacture of linen cloth in the village. The bridge over the River Lagan is still referred to as Wolfenden's Bridge; it is Grade B+
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textile making with them. The earliest documentary evidence of the textile industry in Lambeg records the setting up of a bleach green in 1626.
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1624:Toome Upper
1619:Toome Lower
1521:Slieve True
1491:Larne Lough
1481:Islandmagee
1375:Jordanstown
1370:Glengormley
1360:Dunseverick
1330:Bonnybefore
1320:Ballycraigy
1247:Portglenone
1242:Portbraddon
1182:Martinstown
1122:Greenisland
1032:Cullybackey
1022:Craigarogan
967:Broughshane
942:Ballyrobert
922:Ballyeaston
892:Aughafatten
851:Randalstown
811:Ballycastle
639:23 December
573:22 November
383:Ballyskeagh
346:County Down
313:Lambeg drum
225:River Lagan
181:as well as
179:County Down
175:2001 Census
163:conurbation
130:, from
93: /
18:Lambeg drum
1672:Categories
1511:Scawt Hill
1420:Whiteabbey
1395:Loughlynch
1390:Lisnagarvy
1335:Broomhedge
1262:Stoneyford
1222:Mullaghboy
1202:Moneyglass
1172:Maghaberry
1162:Loughguile
1142:Keshbridge
1137:Kellswater
1067:Drains Bay
1037:Cushendall
1012:Cloghmills
997:Carncastle
982:Capecastle
962:Bendooragh
932:Ballylinny
927:Ballygally
917:Ballycarry
882:Aldergrove
867:Aghagallon
826:Ballymoney
816:Ballyclare
741:Places in
671:References
545:8 November
398:Lisnatrunk
136:Lann Bheag
78:54°31′43″N
1604:Kilconway
1496:Lough Beg
1461:Fair Head
1429:Landforms
1415:Tobergill
1405:Rathcoole
1400:Monkstown
1350:Dunamuggy
1345:Carnmoney
1315:Artiforty
1307:Townlands
1297:Whitehead
1292:Waterfoot
1272:Stranocum
1257:Roughfort
1252:Rasharkin
1217:Mounthill
1212:Moss-side
1207:Monkstown
1167:Lurganure
1112:Gracehill
1052:Derrymore
1042:Cushendun
1002:Carnlough
977:Bushmills
957:Balnamore
937:Ballynure
912:Ballybogy
907:Ballintoy
821:Ballymena
472:1 January
376:Townlands
358:townlands
319:Transport
173:. In the
81:6°01′37″W
1546:Baronies
1451:Cavehill
1355:Dunmurry
1232:Parkgate
1197:Milltown
1192:Millbank
1187:Mill Bay
1157:Longkesh
1062:Donegore
952:Ballyvoy
877:Ahoghill
860:Villages
846:Portrush
518:Archived
491:"Lambeg"
442:Archived
410:See also
350:baronies
1516:Slemish
1380:Kilroot
1325:Barmeen
1147:Killead
1127:Groggan
1097:Glenavy
1092:Glenarm
1077:Dundrod
1072:Dunadry
1047:Dervock
1027:Crumlin
872:Aghalee
776:Lisburn
770:Belfast
192:History
156:Lisburn
152:Belfast
1385:Lambeg
1267:Straid
1102:Glenoe
1082:Dunloy
987:Cargan
972:Buckna
806:Antrim
778:(part)
772:(part)
762:Cities
685:
608:
500:17 May
253:listed
128:Lanbeg
124:Lambeg
1456:Divis
1410:Solar
1282:Toome
1107:Glynn
1057:Doagh
1007:Clogh
887:Armoy
836:Larne
798:Towns
427:Notes
233:Linen
134:
132:Irish
1579:Cary
683:ISBN
641:2019
606:ISBN
575:2021
547:2023
502:2015
474:2013
311:The
223:The
154:and
114:Seat
106:City
356:(3
352:of
169:of
142:in
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657:^
583:^
566:.
555:^
537:.
493:.
482:^
460:.
372:.
308:.
211:A
185:.
146:,
734:e
727:t
720:v
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