31 Facts About Worcester England

In 680, Worcester England was chosen as their fort over the larger Gloucester, and the royal court at Winchcombe as the episcopal see of a new bishopric, suggesting there was already an established and powerful Christian community.

Worcester England became a centre of monastic learning and church power.

Oswald of Worcester England, appointed Bishop in 961, was an important reformer alongside the Archbishop of York.

The last Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Worcester England, St Wulfstan or Wulstan, was a reformer, who remained in office until he died in 1095.

Worcester England Castle was in place by 1069, its outer bailey built on land that had previously been the cemetery for the monks of the Worcester England cathedral chapter.

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Worcester England's institutions grew more slowly than those of most county towns.

Worcester England had a small Jewish population by the late 12th century.

William de Blois as Bishop of Worcester England imposed strict rules on Jews within the diocese in 1219.

The Worcester England massacre was part of a wider campaign by allies of Simon de Montfort at the start of the Second Barons' War.

Worcester England elected Member of Parliament at the Guildhall, by the loudest shout rather than raising of hands.

Medieval and early modern Worcester England developed a system of craft guilds to regulate who could work in a trade, lay down trade practices and training, and provide social support for members.

Worcester England contained green spaces such as orchards and fields between its main streets, within the city wall, as appears on Speed's map of 1610.

Worcester England equivocated, but eventually sided with Parliament before the outbreak of civil war in 1642 but swiftly occupied by the Royalists.

Worcester England was a garrison town and had to sustain and billet a large number of Royalist troops.

Current city boundaries date from 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 created the non-metropolitan district of Worcester England, comprising the former county borough with the parishes of Warndon and St Peter the Great County.

City of Worcester England is unusual among English cities in having an arms of alliance as the main part of its coat of arms.

Worcester England enjoys a temperate climate with generally warm summers and mild winters.

Worcester England is in a regional green belt that extends into the surrounding counties.

The Archdeacon of Worcester England, inducted in November 2014, had been Rector of St Barnabas with Christ Church in Worcester England for eight years.

City of Worcester England, located on the River Severn and with transport links to Birmingham and other parts of the Midlands through the vast canal network, became a centre for many light industries.

Worcester England Porcelain operated in Worcester England until 2009, when the factory closed due to the recession.

Worcester England has what is claimed to be the oldest newspaper in the world still in publication: Berrow's Worcester England Journal.

Worcester England was bought by Bosch and renamed Worcester Bosch in 1996.

Worcester England is on routes 45 and 46 of the National Cycle Network.

Every three years Worcester England becomes home to the Three Choirs Festival, which dates from the 18th century and is credited with being the oldest music festival in the British Isles.

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Famous for championing English music, especially that of Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst, Worcester England hosted the festival in July 2017, but had to postpone its 2020 festival until 2021.

Worcester England Festival established in 2003 by Chris Jaeger MBE occurs in August and consists of music, theatre, cinema and workshop events, along with a beer festival.

Worcester England's sister, the novelist Ann Julia Kemble Hatton, otherwise Ann of Swansea, was born in the city.

Also born in Worcester England was Matilda Alice Powles, better known as Vesta Tilley, a leading male impersonator and music hall artiste.

Worcester England has two multi-screen cinemas; the Vue Cinema complex is located in Friar Street and the Odeon in Foregate Street – both were 3D-equipped by March 2010.

Worcester England was home to the electronic music producer and collaborator Mike Paradinas and his record label Planet Mu, until the label moved to London in 2007.