Douglastown
| Douglastown | |
|---|---|
  Douglastown Location within Angus | |
| OS grid reference | NO417473 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FORFAR |
| Postcode district | DD8 |
| Dialling code | 01307 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Douglastown is a hamlet in
Osnabruk, where it was originally made. The hamlet of Douglastown was built to house the workers. The mill closed in 1834. It used flax-spinning technology invented by John Kendrew and Thomas Porthouse of Darlington, patented
in 1787.
References
- ISBN 0-319-22980-7
Further reading
A. J. Wardey, The linen trade: ancient and modern (1864; repr. 1967), 458 511 689–91.
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