Worcester

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Region: West Midlands
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Worcester, on the River Severn, is a historic cathedral city with a rich heritage and riverside setting. Worcester Cathedral dominates the skyline, while the city centre combines medieval streets, Georgian buildings, and modern shopping areas. The Severn provides scenic riverside walks and parks, with Diglis Basin and Worcester Racecourse adding leisure spaces. Surrounding countryside includes farmland, villages, and historic estates, making Worcester a district that blends heritage, riverside charm, and rural surroundings.

The local authority for this district is: Worcester City Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Worcestershire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Worcestershire County Council.

This district page, Worcester, is a sub-page of this county page: Worcestershire and this region page: West Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Worcester

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Worcester

Worcester is divided into 16 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Arboretum
  • Battenhall
  • Cathedral
  • Claines
  • Dines Green & Grove Farm
  • Fort Royal
  • Leopard Hill
  • Lower Wick & Pitmaston
  • Nunnery
  • Rainbow Hill
  • St Clement
  • St John's
  • St Nicholas
  • St Peter's Parish
  • St Stephen
  • Warndon & Elbury Park

Worcester in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Worcester is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, that contains the following 3 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) West Midlands
(ITL 2) ⇒ Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Herefordshire, County of ⁞ Worcestershire CC ⁞ Warwickshire CC

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Worcestershire