s ▁in ▁The ▁Sh utt le worth ▁Account s ▁( 1 5 8 2 - 1 6 2 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁map - maker ▁Richard ▁Bl ome ▁writing ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 3 ▁describes ▁Has ling den ▁as ▁originally ▁having ▁' a ▁small ▁Market - town ▁on ▁Wed nes days ', ▁and ▁later , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Charles ▁ 1 st , ▁the ▁market ▁had ▁been ▁moved ▁to ▁Saturday . ▁The ▁market ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁and ▁Has ling den ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁Market ▁Town ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 6 . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁co aching ▁station ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁significant ▁industrial ▁bor ough ▁during ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution . ▁Has ling den ▁benef ited ▁in ▁particular ▁with ▁the ▁mechan isation ▁of ▁the ▁w ool ▁and ▁cot ton ▁spin ning ▁and ▁we aving ▁indust ries ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁wat erm ills , ▁and ▁later ▁steam ▁power . ▁By ▁the ▁final ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁the ▁divers ity ▁and ▁wealth ▁of ▁industry ▁earned ▁the ▁area ▁the ▁name ▁' The ▁Golden ▁Valley '. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁the ▁population ▁decl ined ▁from ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁census ▁to ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁census . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census ▁recorded ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 6 ,