Worcestershire
non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands of England
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Summary
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county[1]. Worcestershire draws 5,795 Wikipedia views per month (non metropolitan county category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Midlands[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: ceremonial county of England[5]
- Capital: Worcester[6]
- Shares border with: Warwickshire[7], Gloucestershire[8], Staffordshire[9], Shropshire[10], Herefordshire[11], West Midlands[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Worcester[13], Malvern Hills[14], Wyre Forest[15], Bromsgrove[16], Redditch[17], Wychavon[18]
- Flag: flag of Worcestershire[19]
- Legislative body: council of Worcestershire County Council[20]
- Commons category: Worcestershire[21]
- Said to be the same as: Worcestershire[22]
- Located in/on physical feature: Great Britain[23]
- Authority: Worcestershire County Council[24]
- Official website: https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Worcestershire[26]
- Population: 592,057[27], 598,070[28], 569,000[29], 609,216[30]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
- Replaces: Hereford and Worcester[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Worcestershire[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Worcestershire[37]
- Native label: Worcestershire[38]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Worcestershire[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Worcestershire[40]
- Different from: Worcestershire[41]
- Area: 1740.5141 km²[42]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Worcestershire[43]
Why It Matters
Worcestershire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Worcestershire is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]