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Waltham Abbey

In the early nineteenth century the market town of Waltham Abbey was 'large and irregular', many of the houses about the market place still being ancient lathe and plaster buildings. A corn mill stood behind the Cock Inn, while the nearby powder mills were run by the government. There were many factories for making printed linens, and a brand new factory in the early years of the century for the manufacture of pins.

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