▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁after ▁which ▁better ▁sources ▁were ▁discovered ▁and ▁a ▁change - over ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁working ▁and ▁treatment ▁of ▁flu ors par ▁as ▁a ▁sl ag ging ▁agent ▁in ▁sm el ting . ▁The ▁last ▁to ▁close ▁was ▁the ▁Lady w ash ▁Mine , ▁which ▁was ▁oper ative ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 8 – 7 9 . ▁Within ▁a ▁ 3 ▁miles ▁radius ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁there ▁are ▁ 4 3 9 ▁known ▁mines , ▁( some ▁running ▁beneath ▁the ▁village ▁itself ), ▁that ▁are ▁dra ined ▁by ▁ 4 9 ▁d rain age ▁levels ▁(' s ough s '). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁Census ▁for ▁E y am , ▁there ▁were ▁ 9 5 4 ▁inhabitants ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁parish , ▁chief ly ▁employed ▁in ▁agricult ure , ▁lead ▁min ing , ▁and ▁cot ton ▁and ▁sil k ▁we aving . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁Census , ▁most ▁men ▁either ▁worked ▁as ▁lead ▁min ers ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁bo ots ▁and ▁sho es , ▁a ▁trade ▁that ▁only ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁transition ▁from ▁industrial ▁village ▁to ▁tour ist ▁based ▁economy ▁is ▁under lined ▁by ▁Roger ▁R idge way ' s ▁statement ▁that , ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁" a ▁hundred ▁horses ▁and ▁c arts ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁seen ▁taking ▁flu ors par ▁to ▁Gr ind le ford