Located 30 miles (48 kilometres) south-west of Birmingham and 101 miles (163 kilometres) north-west of London, Worcester is 27 miles (43 kilometres) north of Gloucester and 23 miles (37 kilometres) north-east of Hereford. Worcester is a cathedral city and ceremonial county town in Worcestershire, England. 102,791 people were projected to live there in 2019. On the western side of the city centre, the River Severn runs beside it, with Worcester Cathedral as its focal point. Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army beat King Charles II's Royalists in the Battle of Worcester in 1651, which served as the last battle of the English Civil War. In addition with Royal Worcester Porcelain, composer Edward Elgar, Lea & Perrins, producers of classic Worcestershire sauce, the University of Worcester, and Berrow's Worcester Journal, which claims to be the world's oldest newspaper, Worcester is home to a number of other notable institutions.
Categories: [Worcester, England] [Populated places on the River Severn] [County towns in England]