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Alverthorpe is a suburb of, and former village in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. ==History== After the start of the Industrial Revolution woollen and worsted yarns were spun and woollen and worsted cloth woven in the mills and factories that were built in the valley. Rope and twine were also manufactured. In 1830 the township's population was 4,590 and in 1870 it had 1,423 houses and the population had risen to 6,645. A. Talbot & Sons manufactured sweets for many years in a factory with a landmark chimney which was originally a rag mill. The company originated in 1890, selling wholesale groceries from a horse-drawn vehicle, but moved into boiled sweet manufacture when its sweet supplier, John Kay of Flushdyke, retired and gave it his recipes.〔 The company's humbugs, mint imperials, toffees and Yorkshire mixtures became popular throughout Yorkshire and further afield.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Flanshaw )〕 The Talbots ran the business until the mid-1960s, when it was sold to Victory V lozenges.〔 In the early 20th century, rhubarb was grown in the surrounding area, the region known as the Rhubarb Triangle. Forcing sheds were surrounded by fields of rhubarb plants. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alverthorpe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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