Fellmongering In Newton Abbot
Posted: June 13, 2012 Filed under: Bradbury, Bradley Manor, Buildings, Devon, Early, England, Gilbert Yarde, History, Mathew Yarde, Mills, Mills, Newton Abbot, Wool, Wool | Tags: Bradley, Bradley Manor, Bushel, Corn, Corn Mills, Gilbert Yarde, Lord's Manor The, Mills, Newton Abbot, River Lemon, Wool, Wool Mills, Yarde Leave a commentOn the north side of the River Lemon lies Bradley Manor and after the male line of the Bushels died out in 1402 the manor was in the possession of the Yarde family. Wool was important as there were six mills on the estate, three fellmongering (stripping the wool from a sheep) mills and three corn mills.