Paisley is a town in the west of the Lowlands area of Scotland. It is home to the twelfth-century Paisley Abbey. In the nineteenth century, it became a center of the weaving industry and remains known for the Paisley pattern.
Leicester is a city located on the river Soar in Leicestershire in the East Midlands region of England. The city was a Parliamentarian stronghold during the English Civil War (1642–1651).
Nottingham is a city in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands region of England. During the Industrial Revolution, the city became a hub of the international lacemaking industry.
Bolton is a town in the northwest of England, now a part of Greater Manchester. It had been a center for textile production since the fourteenth century, and it became a hub of textile manufacture in the Industrial Revolution.
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. It was a hub of the Industrial Revolution, home to textile factories, iron foundries, engineering works and other industries.
