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Worstead

Name: Worstead
Address: GB

52.7831°N 1.4131°E · Q2227805

One English word in this atlas traces back to Worstead. It sits in United Kingdom.

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worstednoun · 13th century

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The suiting yarn is named for a Norfolk village.

Worstead in Norfolk was a centre of the medieval English wool trade. The spelling drifted away from the village, and the pronunciation drifted further.

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