December 14, 2019 |
Towns and Villages of Cumbria |
Briery
Briery, also called Low Briery, is a small village located in Allerdale and snuggled up to the town of Keswick. It sits in a ravine carved by the river Greta. The Low Briery mill located here was the industrial revolution's first. It manufactured bobbins, producing as many as 40 million yearly. A textile mill, also located here, made bottom edgings for waistcoats.
Photos courtesy Mick Garratt and Roger Cornfoot at Geograph British Isles Project
Briery is located one mile north-east of Keswick.
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