From: mb@nospam.net   
      
   On 12/12/2023 11:35, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   > Ah, that might be more correct for specific trains: would make more   
   > sense for a specific landowner. But I think in general there was a   
   > considerable movement from agriculture - and agricultural areas - when   
   > the industrial revolution and subsequent developments were in swing,   
   > just because of jobs: agricultural employment opportunities remained   
   > fairly static (or even were reduced by some of the mechanisation),   
   > whereas industry - and mining - were growing.   
      
      
   There was a lot of movement from agricultural areas as farming became   
   less dependent on manual labour.  I have seen mentions of mills and   
   factories in the Midlands and North of England advertising in these area   
   for workers.   
      
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