Fulling mill
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A Fulling mill was a variety of water mill used for fulling cloth. Fulling mills were introduced to England in about the 12th century and existed in most cloth making areas of England and Wales.
Fulling mills are also sometimes called tucking mills, although there is evidence[1] that fulling and tucking were distinct processes. They were also known as walk mills, presumably because fulling was once done by a man walking on the cloth in a tub of water.
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- ^ Jones, Gareth Daniel Rhydderch of Aberloch, reproduced from The Western Mail July 17, 1933 accessed at [1] June 19, 2006
