Worcester

The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is the county town of Worcestershire in England; the river Severn runs through the middle, with the city's large Worcester Cathedral overlooking the river.

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The site of Worcester was first used by the Roman Empire in the 1st century, linking Gloucester to Wroxeter. In AD 407 the village was thought to have been abandoned, only to be resurrected as a settlement in the mid 7th century by the Saxons, giving it the name of "Weogoran cester".

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The town was almost destroyed in 1041 after a rebellion against the punitive taxation of Harthacanute. The town was attacked several times in the civil war (in 1139, 1150 and 1151) between King Stephen and Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I.

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County town: A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county....

Worcestershire: Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....

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Worcester Cathedral and the River Severn Worcester Hereford and Worcester England	Pair of Worcester Vases Shaped as Nautilus Shells 1880	Greetings from Worcester Massachusetts	Greetings from Worcester Massachusetts
West View of Worcester Cathedral 1798	At the Battle of Worcester Cromwell Routs the Royalist Army Led by Charles II