Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a county in the West Midlands in England. It is best known for the Malvern Hills and the cathedral city of Worcester. It is also the starting point of the Severn Valley Railway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Worcester Cathedral and Spetchley Park.
Worcester Cathedral
Church
Photo: SimonWiseman, CC0.
Worcester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England cathedral in Worcester, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Worcester and is the mother church of the diocese of Worcester; it is administered by its dean and chapter.
Spetchley Park
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spetchley Park is a country mansion standing in 4500 acres of gardens and parkland in the hamlet of Spetchley, near Worcester, England. The house and park are separately Grade II* listed.
Worcester Sixth Form College
College
Worcester Sixth Form College is a 16-19 Academy in Worcester, England. It is located in the south-east of the city and was founded on the site of the former Worcester Grammar School for Girls following reorganisation in 1983.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Worcester and Pershore.
Worcester
Worcester is an historic English cathedral city on the river Severn. Worcester is the county town of Worcestershire.
Pershore
Pershore is a market town and civil parish in the Wychavon district in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. At the 2011 census, the population was 7,125.
St John’s
Suburb
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John's is a western suburb of Worcester in Worcestershire, England, lying west of the city centre and the River Severn. St. John's is referred to locally as the "Village in the City", which is partly due to being an independent township, before joining the city in 1837. St John’s is situated 3½ miles northwest of Worcestershire.
Worcestershire
- Also known as: “County of Worcestershire”, “Worcester”, and “Worcs”
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.1667° or 52° 10′ northLongitude
-2.1667° or 2° 10′ westPopulation
609,000Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)Abbreviation
“WOR”Open location code
9C4V5R8M+M8GeoNames ID
2633560
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