Worcestershire

Worcestershire
Ceremonial county
Worcester; Broadway Tower in the Cotswolds, and the Malvern Hills on the Worcestershire–Herefordshire border
Worcestershire within England
Worcestershire within England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
Established1 April 1998
Established byLocal Government Commission for England
Preceded byHereford and Worcester
OriginAncient
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of Parliament6 MPs
PoliceWest Mercia Police
Ceremonial county
Lord LieutenantBeatrice Grant
High SheriffEdward Holloway (2019–2020)
Area1,741 km2 (672 sq mi)
 • Ranked34th of 48
Population (2005 est.)555,900
 • Ranked38th of 48
Density319/km2 (830/sq mi)
Ethnicity
  • 92.4% White British
  • 3.4% White Other
  • 2.4% Asian
  • 0.4% Black
  • 1.4% Other/Mixed
Non-metropolitan county
County councilWorcestershire County Council
ExecutiveConservative
Admin HQWorcester
Area1,741 km2 (672 sq mi)
 • Ranked of 26
Population555,900
 • Ranked22nd of 26
Density319/km2 (830/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2GB-WOR
GSS codeE10000034
ITLTLG12
Websiteworcestershire.gov.uk
Districts

Districts of Worcestershire
Districts
  1. Worcester
  2. Malvern Hills
  3. Wyre Forest
  4. Bromsgrove
  5. Redditch
  6. Wychavon

Worcestershire (ˈwʊs.təˌʃə; abbreviated Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands region of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was part of Hereford and Worcester. The city of Worcester, where the sauce named after Worcestershire was invented, is within this county.

The county borders Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, and Gloucestershire.

Physical geography

Worcestershire is a fairly rural county. The Malvern Hills, which run from the south of the county into Herefordshire, are made up mainly of volcanic rock, some of which date from before 1200 million years ago. For more on the geology of the Malvern Hills, see the other websites section below.

Places of interest

Local groups

Other websites

  1. ↑ Number 10 website Accessed 2-3-2024.
  2. ↑ "Privy Council Office-APPOINTMENT OF SHERIFFS". London Gazette. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Census 2011:KS201EW Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales". ons.gov.uk. Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 9 December 2019.