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West Coker grew flax and hemp and nearby Yeovil was an important centre of the flax and hemp industries in South Somerset. In the fourteenth century, hemp grown here was subject to rector's tithe.
| 1356 | | Hemp yarn was sent from West Coker to Bridport for maritime use | | BAAAGBSZ BAAAGEUA | | 1781 | | Act of Parliament grants a subsidy or bounty of threepence on each stone (14 lb) of hemp and fourpence on each stone of flax produced | | BAAAGEUB BAAAGEUA BAAAGCPO BAAAGGIH | | 1812.Jul.08 | | Western Flying Post records that 15 growers from West Coker claimed a subsidy of �186 on almost 80 tons of flax (5,022 stones) and hemp (7,396 stones). East Coker growers claimed for 1,332 stones of flax and 267 stones of hemp | | BAAAGEUA BAAAGGIH | | 1824 | | Pigot & Co.s Somerset Directory lists no sailcloth manufacturers under Yeovil but 15 in surrounding villages; 5 at East Coker, 5 at West Coker, 2 at East Chinnock, 1 at Middle Chinnock, and 2 at West Chinnock | | BAAAGEUA BAAAGGIH BAAAGEUB BAAAGDBQ | | 1830 | | Pigot & Co.s Somerset Directory lists 25 sailcoth manufacturers under Yeovil with none in the town, but
5 at East Coker, 8 at West Coker, 4 at East Chinnock, 4 at West Chinnock, 2 at Odcombe], 1 at Norton-sub-Hamdon, and 1 at Hardington | | BAAAGEUB BAAAGEUA BAAAGGIH BAAAGDBQ |
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