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Worcestershire is a county in the Midlands of England, and is bounded by Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and the metropolitan county of the West Midlands; between 1974 and 1998 the administrative county of Hereford and Worcester was in operation, but changes to the boundaries saw Worcestershire once again established as a separate entity. Worcestershire is a county of contrasts, with some parts of the county being rural and low in population, while other parts are more built up; the northernmost parts of Worcestershire dissolve into the ever-expanding urban sprawl of Birmingham.

Worcestershire’s rural character is dominated by two areas of outstanding natural beauty – the Malvern Hills, which envelop the picturesque town of Malvern, and the northern fringes of the Cotswolds, a region well known for its rolling green hills and picture postcard villages – and the meandering paths of its two principal rivers – the Severn and the Avon. The county town of Worcestershire is of course Worcester; the only city in Worcestershire, with its handsome cathedral and quaint Tudor and Georgian architecture, is one of England’s most treasured heritage cities, and one of the county’s most popular tourist destinations. Worcestershire’s historic spa towns of Malvern and Droitwich Spa both gained in popularity during the 18 th and 19 th Centuries, but for different reasons: while visitors to Malvern would sample the spring water for its perceived health benefits, the saturated brine of Droitwich was used to bathe in, as it was believed to ease many muscular ailments.

Worcestershire’s fruit and vegetable farming, in particular around the Vale of Evesham, at one time gave the county a claim to being the ‘ Garden of England’, a moniker more usually associated with Kent; in the second part of the 20 th Century, however, this industry declined. There have been other notable exports from the county: Morgan sports cars still roll out of the factory in Malvern; Royal Enfield motorcycles thundered forth from the now sadly extinct factory in Redditch; and the world famous Worcestershire Sauce has been made in Worcester since the 1830s.

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