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What Norfolk parish was famous for a fine smooth yarn that was spun from combed wool?



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Answer: Worsted

The word worsted, which entered English in 1296, derives from the name Worstead (in Old English Wurðestede), the name of the Norfolk parish where the cloth was invented and first manufactured.

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