To help identify family groups from this area who have worked in or contributed to the woollen and related industries from the later medieval period until the latter part of the 19th century.

Names of families from this area include: Barnfield, Clutterbuck, Cole, Cowles, Dutton, Freame, Goodwin, Gregory, Greville, Gifford, Hancock,  Haliday, Hicks, Hill, Horton, King, Lawrence, Niblet, Norwood, Partridge, Payne, Ricketts, Ridler, Sandford, Sidenham, Tracy, Veale, Watt, Webb, Whittington, Winter. This however is not an exhaustive list and there are still many more names that can be added to the list.

Areas that are associated with the woolen and associated industries include: Bristol and Avon, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Minchinhampton, Horsley, Woodchester, Newnham, Westbury on Severn, Awre etc