Kersey (cloth)
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Kersey is a kind of coarse woollen cloth.
It derives its name from the village of Kersey, Suffolk, having presumably originated in that region. However the cloth was made in many places. By 1475, the West Riding of Yorkshire including Calderdale was also a major producer. Kersey was a lighter weight cloth than broadcloth. English kerseys were widely exported to cenrtral Europe.[1]
- ^ D. C. Coleman, The Economy of England 1450-1750 (Oxford University Press, 1977), 53-4 77 78.
