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Worcestershire (/ ˈ w ʊ s t ər ʃ ər / ⓘ WUUST-ər-shər, /-ʃ ɪər /-sheer; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands county to the north, Warwickshire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south, and Herefordshire to the west.
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The company was founded by Cecil Duckworth in 1962 as Worcester Engineering Co Ltd, based at the Old Vinegar works in Worcester. Worcester's early success is attributed to the pioneering of combination boilers in the UK, [3] further successful performance in the UK heating market led to the expansion and relocation of the factory to its current headquarters in Warndon in 1990.
The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, works to "...collaboratively to further the missions of member institutions." [ 3 ] Before 2013, the association was known as the Colleges of Worcester Consortium ( COWC ).
In 1894 the parish was divided for civil purposes: [7] the part within the county borough of Worcester became the civil parish of St Peter the Great City (merged into the civil parish of Worcester in 1898 [8]), and the part outside the city became the civil parish of St Peter the Great County, [9] the basis of the modern parish of St Peter the ...
The cost of building 14-foot (4.3 m) locks was too great so the 56 locks down to Worcester were built to the narrow 7-foot (2.1 m) specification, with the final two locks connecting to the Severn in Worcester being 14-foot (4.3 m) to allow river craft access to Diglis Basin. The final 16 miles (26 km) was opened in December 1815.
WORCESTER — A draft ordinance to allow construction of accessory dwelling units by right in Worcester received a unanimous endorsement from the city Planning Board Wednesday, along with a few ...
John Nicholson's work included organs in Malvern Priory, [4] Worcester Shire Hall and Gloucester Shire Hall. In 1861, the firm installed a large instrument in Manchester Cathedral , and in the second half of the nineteenth century, was in demand to supply organs to hundreds of parish churches across England and Scotland.