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The first Rishton craftsmen was mentioned in a list of debts owed by Henry Rissheton on Saint Giles the Abbots day 13 Richard II. (1st September 1389).
The craftsman as one would expect is Richard le Smyth. In a similar list on
the feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle , I. Henry VI (21st September 1422), we
find Thomas Hyndley (or le Hind), John le Cooker, John le Smyth, John le
Carter, and Emma le Smyth.143
Many craftsmen whose names are not included in de Rishtons list of
debtors, would have been busy in the village. There was sure to be a village
sawyer, a wheelwright, a tiler to burn tiles from clay, and the ale house
wife who brewed ale and beer and sold it in her own home.143
On the 1st of June 1939, A letter was received from the Hon. Secretary of
the Accrington & District Industrial Development Committee suggesting steps
should be taken by the authorities in East Lancashire to obtain
additional powers in connection with Industrial development. The letter was
referred by Rishton Urban District Council to a later date.179
The letter proved at the time that the local boards were no longer getting
the opportunity to say if business or business development could occur in the
area. The power was being transferred to Lancashire County Council inch by
inch.......
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| English Electric | Bristol Aircraft, English Electric, and GEC. Although in Clayton, was a big employer for Rishton. |
| Holt Corn Mill | One of the oldest mill sites to found in Rishton, where everybody has been swimming. |
| Paper Mill | The paper mill was another big employer for Rishton. |
| Power Station | Blackburn built power station, thinking it was theirs. |
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