Abstract Between the late-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, West Mill, in Askrigg, North Yorkshire, was the base of a regionally important hay rake making business undertaken by the Burton family. Set within Wensleydale, an agricultural landscape organised around hay making, hay rakes made by the Burtons were sold across much of the north of England. Using documentary, archaeological, and oral evidence, this paper examines the construction of a typical Burton hay rake, the surviving evidence for this process at West Mill, and how the rakes were used. The significance of the business to the wider Wensleydale agricultural community is also discussed.

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West Mill, Askrigg, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire 的干草耙制造业务

摘要 在 19 世纪末和 20 世纪中叶，位于北约克郡阿斯克里格的西磨坊是伯顿家族从事的地区重要的干草耙制造业务的基地。位于温斯利代尔 (Wensleydale) 内，这是一个围绕干草制作而组织的农业景观，伯顿 (Burton) 制造的干草耙在英格兰北部的大部分地区都有销售。本文使用文献、考古和口头证据，研究了典型的伯顿干草耙的构造、西磨坊这一过程的幸存证据以及耙子的使用方式。还讨论了该业务对更广泛的温斯利代尔农业社区的重要性。