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Worstead / ˈ w ʊ s t ɪ d / is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 862 in 365 households; [ 1 ] the population increased to 922 at the 2011 census.
Worstead railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the villages of Worstead and Sloley.It is 13 miles 12 chains (21.2 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Hoveton & Wroxham to the south and North Walsham to the north.
North Walsham, an Anglo-Saxon settlement, and the neighbouring village of Worstead became very prosperous from the twelfth century through the arrival of weavers from Flanders. The two settlements gave their names to the textiles they produced: 'Walsham' became the name of a lightweight cloth for summer wear, and 'Worsted' a heavier cloth. The ...
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A blue worsted wool girl's dress from the United States, made in approximately 1878, from the collection of Conner Prairie.. Worsted (/ ˈ w ɜːr s t ɪ d / or / ˈ w ʊ s t ɪ d /) is a high-quality type of wool yarn, the fabric made from this yarn, and a yarn weight category.
North Walsham railway station (formerly known as North Walsham Main) is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the town of North Walsham. It is 16 miles (26 km) down the line from Norwich, between Worstead to the south and Gunton to the north. Train services are operated by Greater Anglia.
Bengate is a hamlet in Norfolk, England, and falls within the civil parish of Worstead. There is little in Bengate, but it is known for the Weavers' Way footpath trail. The nearest village is Worstead, and is around 3 miles away from North Walsham. The A149 road runs immediately by (but not through) the hamlet, which has been by-passed.
The Bittern Line Partnership was set up by Norfolk County Council in 1997. and was designated a community rail line by the Department for Transport in September 2007. The section of the line between Sheringham and Holt which was closed in the 1960s remains in use as a heritage railway line operated as the North Norfolk Railway (NNR - also known ...