Its 180 workers now process 10 tons of raw wool a week and it produces more than 3m ft of fabric a year.

Raw wool would be weighed and sorted according to a variety of classifications, and sent on for opening, willowing and pickering.

Steel rails, raw wool, iron ore, and agricultural implements had zero rates.

Spinning was the only means of turning raw wool, cotton or flax into thread, which could then be woven into cloth.

The village also has a historical museum which has a group of artisans making items with raw wool like jackets, berets, ponchos, etc.