Wychavon
§ This page gives an overview of the Wychavon local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Wychavon covers a large rural area of Worcestershire, with market towns such as Evesham, Pershore, and Droitwich Spa. Evesham sits on the River Avon, surrounded by orchards and Vale of Evesham farmland, famous for fruit growing. Pershore is known for its abbey and Georgian architecture, while Droitwich Spa highlights its historic salt industry. The district’s landscape is shaped by river valleys, orchards, and rolling countryside, with the Cotswold escarpment rising on its edge. Picturesque villages and agricultural land define much of Wychavon’s geography.
The administrative boundary of Wychavon can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Wychavon.
Key Facts about Wychavon
What region is Wychavon in? Wychavon is in the West Midlands of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Wychavon in? Wychavon is located in the county of Worcestershire.
Is Wychavon a city? No, Wychavon is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Wychavon? The local authority for this district is: Wychavon District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Worcestershire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Worcestershire County Council.
▶ Official website of Wychavon District Council 🔗 wychavon.gov.uk
Which police force covers Wychavon? Policing in Wychavon is provided by West Mercia Police 🔗 westmercia.police.uk, which serves 9 local authority districts: Bromsgrove ⁞ Herefordshire, County of ⁞ Malvern Hills ⁞ Redditch ⁞ Shropshire ⁞ Telford and Wrekin ⁞ Worcester ⁞ Wychavon ⁞ Wyre Forest.
Constituencies in Wychavon
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 Wychavon
Wychavon is divided into 27 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Badsey & Aldington
- Bengeworth
- Bowbrook
- Bredon
- Bredon Hill
- Bretforton & Offenham
- Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham
- Dodderhill
- Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington
- Droitwich East
- Droitwich South East
- Droitwich South West
- Droitwich West
- Eckington
- Evesham North
- Evesham South
- Fladbury
- Hampton
- Hartlebury
- Harvington & Norton
- Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons
- Inkberrow
- North Claines & Salwarpe
- Ombersley
- Pershore
- Pinvin
- Upton Snodsbury
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Wychavon
Wychavon is fully parished: 92 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.
- Abberton
- Abbots Morton
- Aldington
- Ashton under Hill
- Aston Somerville
- Badsey
- Beckford
- Besford
- Bickmarsh
- Birlingham
- Bishampton
- Bredicot
- Bredon
- Bredon's Norton
- Bretforton
- Bricklehampton
- Broadway
- Broughton Hackett
- Charlton
- Childswickham
- Churchill
- Cleeve Prior
- Conderton
- Cookhill
- Cropthorne
- Crowle
- Defford
- Dodderhill
- Dormston
- Doverdale
- Drakes Broughton and Wadborough
- Droitwich Spa
- Eckington
- Elmbridge
- Elmley Castle
- Elmley Lovett
- Evesham
- Fladbury
- Flyford Flavell
- Grafton Flyford
- Great Comberton
- Hadzor
- Hampton Lovett
- Hanbury
- Hartlebury
- Harvington
- Hill and Moor
- Himbleton
- Hindlip
- Hinton on the Green
- Honeybourne
- Huddington
- Inkberrow
- Kemerton
- Kington
- Little Comberton
- Martin Hussingtree
- Naunton Beauchamp
- Netherton
- North and Middle Littleton
- North Claines
- North Piddle
- Norton and Lenchwick
- Norton Juxta Kempsey
- Oddingley
- Offenham
- Ombersley
- Overbury
- Pebworth
- Peopleton
- Pershore
- Pinvin
- Pirton
- Rous Lench
- Salwarpe
- Sedgeberrow
- South Lenches
- South Littleton
- Spetchley
- Stock and Bradley
- Stoulton
- Strensham
- Throckmorton
- Tibberton
- Upton Snodsbury
- Upton Warren
- Westwood
- White Ladies Aston
- Whittington
- Wick
- Wickhamford
- Wyre Piddle
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Wychavon
Wychavon covers 75 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ashton under Hill
- Astwood Bank *
- Badsey
- Besford *
- Bishampton
- Blackminster
- Bredon
- Bretforton
- Broadway
- Childswickham
- Church Lench
- Cladswell *
- Cleeve Prior
- Cropthorne
- Crossway Green
- Crowle (Wychavon)
- Cutnall Green *
- Defford
- Drakes Broughton
- Droitwich Spa
- Eckington (Wychavon)
- Elmley Castle
- Evesham
- Fernhill Heath *
- Fladbury
- Flyford Flavell
- Great Comberton
- Hampton Lovett
- Hanbury
- Hartlebury
- Harvington
- Henbrook
- Himbleton
- Hindlip
- Holt Fleet
- Honeybourne
- Inkberrow
- Kemerton
- Kinsham
- Little Comberton
- Lower Heath *
- Lower Moor
- Martin Hussingtree
- Meon Vale *
- Middle Littleton
- New End *
- North Littleton
- Norton (Norton and Lenchwick)
- Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey) *
- Offenham
- Ombersley
- Pebworth
- Peopleton
- Pershore
- Pinvin
- Sedgeberrow
- South Littleton
- Stoke Prior (Bromsgrove) *
- Stourport-on-Severn *
- Summerfield *
- Tewkesbury *
- Throckmorton
- Tibberton (Wychavon)
- Twyning *
- Uphampton
- Upper Wolverton
- Upton Snodsbury
- Waresley (Wychavon)
- Weston-sub-Edge *
- Whittington (Wychavon) *
- Wick (Wychavon)
- Wickhamford
- Worcester *
- Wychbold
- Wyre Piddle
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Wychavon.)
Wychavon compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Wychavon compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Wychavon has 27 electoral wards.
Wychavon has a population of 138,017 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Wychavon can be found on the ONS statistics for Wychavon.