Worcestershire, England
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 Worcestershire in England |
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| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Country |
 England
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| Region | West Midlands | ||||
| Established | Historic | ||||
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| Area | 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 34th of 48 | ||||
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | 578,600 | ||||
| • Ranked | 38th of 48 | ||||
| Density | 332/km2 (860/sq mi) | ||||
| Ethnicity | 91.25% White British 3.25% Other 2.86% Asian 1.26% Mixed 1.06% Black 0.32% Chinese |
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| County council | Worcestershire County Council | ||||
| Executive | Conservative | ||||
| Admin HQ | Worcester | ||||
| Area | 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 23rd of 27 | ||||
| Population | 578,600 | ||||
| • Ranked | 21st of 27 | ||||
| Density | 332/km2 (860/sq mi) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-WOR | ||||
| ONS code | 47 | ||||
| NUTS | UKG12 | ||||
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | ||||
Worcestershire (
i/ˈwʊstərʃər/ WUUS-tər-shər or /ˈwʊstərʃɪər/ WUUS-tər-sheer; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. Between 1974 and 1998, it was merged with the neighbouring county of Herefordshire as Hereford and Worcester.
The cathedral city of Worcester is the largest settlement and county town. Other towns in the county include Redditch, Bromsgrove, Stourport-on-Severn, Droitwich, Evesham, Kidderminster, and Malvern. The north-east of Worcestershire includes part of the industrial West Midlands; the rest of the county is largely rural. The county is divided into six administrive districts: Worcester, Redditch, Wychavon, Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest, and Bromsgrove.
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