Alcester

Alcester
Alcester's High Street
Alcester
Alcester shown within Warwickshire
Population	6,273 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP0957
Civil parish	Alcester
District	Stratford-on-Avon
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALCESTER
Postcode district	B49-B50
Dialling code	01789
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stratford-on-Avon
List of places UK England WarwickshireCoordinates: 52°12′54″N 1°52′34″W / 52.215°N 1.876°W / 52.215; -1.876

Alcester (ⁱ/ˈɒlstər/ or /ˈɔːlstər/) is a market town and civil parish of Roman origin at the junction of the River Alne and River Arrow in Warwickshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Stratford-upon-Avon, and 8 miles south of Redditch, close to the Worcestershire border. The 2011 census recorded a population of 6,273 in the town, up slightly from 6,214 in 2001.

The poet and antiquary John Leland wrote in his Itinerary (ca. 1538-43) that the name Alcester was derived from that of the River Alne. The suffix 'cester' is derived from the Saxon word ceaster, which meant a Roman fort or town.

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