In Queen Victoria's reign the majority
of people in the area around Newtown were involved in working
on the land in some way.
There were farmers, farm workers and farm servants 
and their families.
The development of the Montgomery Canal
allowed the local flannel industry
to expand, and Newtown became a centre for this industry.
Choose from the menu below to see some of the ways local people earned a living in Victorian times.
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