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Newmilns history
Early history
Evidence of early habitation can be found across The Valley, with the earliest sites dating from around 2000 BC . A site in Henryton uncovered a Neolith barrow containing stone axes (c. 1500 BC) and a Bronze Age cairn dating from about 1000 BC .
Burgh of Barony
Newmilns became a free Burgh of Barony on 9 January 1490 . King James IV granted liberties over control of the local economy . The right to elect local Baillies and necessary local government officials and the right to hold weekly markets and annual fairs .
Christianity and Conflict
Loudoun Kirk is generally accepted as having been erected in 1451 . Loudoun Church is now the main place of worship in Newmilns . The disused church buildings were demolished in 1961 and 1986 .
Weaving, Lace and Industrialisation
Hugenot refugees introduced Newmilns to the craft of weaving in the 16th century . Two centuries later, Britain began importing cotton from the United States . The town’s handloom industry rose to national prominence . The success of this industry can be seen by the growth in population from around 500 to 2,000 in 1850 .
Modern era
Newmilns has suffered a significant drop in employment through the decline of the lace industry, the closure of the Bleachfield, the railway station, the Cooperative and many other major employers including most recently, the Vesuvius plant in Brown Street . Many shopkeepers and tradesmen, who were dependent upon the business of locally employed residents have also gone out of business .
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