Southern England was unique from the other hotspots of innovation in one regard, it was on an island, and somewhat shielded from turmoil on the European continent.
In contrast all of the other “proto” industrial regions were geographically unlucky and were snuffed out one by one.
Kerala in India was sacked by the British in the late 18th century and their entire textiles industry was systematically destroyed by the British Raj.
Southern China in the early 18th century was devastated by the invading Machurians who basically demolished the early steel mills and ceramic works in that area.
Then there was Damascus that also achieved the beginnings of an Steel manufacturing industry only to have it be totally destroyed in a war between Egypt and the Ottoman Turks.
They lost the race. India was taken by Britian because of technology. 18th century steel works in China were 800 years after the Chinese developed blast furnace level production facilities. Their societies held them back in my opinion.