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| Worcestershire | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial & Administrative County |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Area: - Total - Admin. council | Ranked 34th 1,741 kmē Ranked 29th |
| Admin HQ: | Worcester |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-WOR |
| ONS code: | 47 |
| NUTS 3: | UKG12 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density - Admin. council | Ranked 38thThis is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Supp 545,897 314 / kmē Ranked 22ndThis is a List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population that is to say Administrative counties with a two-tier County council structure, not including Administrative counties which are Unitary Authorities. Populations are 2002 mid-year es |
| Ethnicity: | 97.5% White 1.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Worcestershire County Council http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/ | |
| Executive: | ConservativeThe Conservative Party is the largest centre right political party in the United Kingdom. It is descended from the Tory Party and its members are still commonly referred to as Tories''. It votes with the European People's Party bloc in the European Parlia |
| Members of ParliamentThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at | |
| Michael FosterMichael John Foster (born March 14, 1963) is an English politician. He is member of Parliament for Worcester, and is a member of the Labour Party. He has been MP since 1997, before then he had been an accountant and lecturer. External link Foster, Michael, Julie KirkbrideJulie Kirkbride (born 5 June 1960) is an English politician. She is Conservative Party member of Parliament for Bromsgrove, and has been since 1997. She is married to Andrew Mackay MP. She was the Conservative spokesman on Culture, Media & Sport from 2003, Peter LuffPeter James Luff (born 18 February 1955) is a British politician. He is Conservative member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire, and was first elected in 1992. External links official site Luff, Peter., Jacqui SmithJacqueline Jill Smith (born 3 November 1962) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour Party member of Parliament for Redditch, and was first elected in 1997. She is a minister at the Department of Trade and Industry. In 2003 Jacqui was appoint, Michael Spicer, Richard Taylor, Bill Wiggin | |
| Districts | |
Worcestershire (pronounced wustashur or wustasheer; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England.
It borders Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, and Gloucestershire.
To the west, the county is bordered by the Malvern Hills, by which is located the former spa town of Malvern (home of the Morgan traditional sports car). The western side of the hills is in the county of Herefordshire.
The southern part of the county is bordered by Gloucestershire and the northern edge of the Cotswolds, and to the east is Warwickshire. The two major rivers flowing through the county are the Severn and the Avon.
Other than the city of Worcester, and several large towns (notably Kidderminster and Bromsgrove) in the northern part of the county, the area is still largely rural. A large area of the county used to be devoted to fruit-growing and the cultivation of hops; this has decreased considerably since World War II, though in the southern area of the county, around the Vale of Evesham, there are still sufficient orchards that the British Automobile Association signposts a route (the " Blossom Trail ") where the orchards can be seen in spring. Worcester City's coat of arms includes a depiction of three black pears, representing a now rare local fruit variety, the Worcester Black Pear. The county's coat of arms follows this theme, having a pear tree with black pears. The apple variety known as Worcester Pearmain originates from Worcestershire, and the Pershore plum comes from the small Worcestershire town of that name, and is widely grown in that area.
The city of Worcester and the surrounding county are best known for Worcestershire sauce and for its porcelain works.
Worcester is the birthplace of the composer Edward Elgar.
Worcestershire sauce (also known as Worcester sauce) is a savory sauce made with vinegar, soy sauce and spices, used in flavoring various foods and the Bloody Mary drink.A Worcestershire Cottage is a painting by Arthur Claude Strachan .