Worcester, England
Worcester ( ) is a cathedral city in Worcestershire, England, of which it is the county town. It is south-west of Birmingham, north-west of London, north of Gloucester and north-east of Hereford. The population was 103,872 in the 2021 Cen ...
, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England
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Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)
Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected t ...
, an area represented by a Member of Parliament
* Worcester Park, London, England
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Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...
, a county in England
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Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...
Worcester, New York
Worcester is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 2,220 at the 2010 census. Worcester is on the southeastern border of the county and is northeast of Oneonta. The Worcester Central School District presently has 36 ...
Worcester, Vermont
Worcester is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 964 at the 2020 census.
History
Worcester was chartered on June 8, 1763 by a Loyalist Governor in New Hampshire. It has been reported that excellent records w ...
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Worcester (CDP), Vermont
Worcester is a census-designated place (CDP) that comprises the main village in the town of Worcester, Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population of the CDP was 112 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Cens ...
Worcester County, Maryland
Worcester County is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,460. Its county seat is Snow Hill.
It is the only county of Maryland that borders the Atlantic Ocean, and the only cou ...
Marquette, Michigan
Marquette ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,629 at the 2020 United States Census, which makes it the largest city in the Upper Peninsula. Marquette serves as the seat of government of Marquett ...
, formerly known as New Worcester
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Worcester, Limpopo
Worcester is a town in Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Famous people born in Worcester include round-the-world yachtsman Jean-Jacques Provoyeur
Jean-Jacques Provoyeur, aka "JJ", (born November 1950) is a ...
* ''Worcester'', a GWR 3031 Class locomotive that was built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915
* Union Station (Worcester, Massachusetts), called "Worcester" by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
* HMS ''Worcester'', several ships of the British Royal Navy
* USS ''Worcester'', several ships of the United States Navy
People
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John of Worcester
John of Worcester (died c. 1140) was an English monk and chronicler who worked at Worcester Priory. He is usually held to be the author of the ''Chronicon ex chronicis''.
''Chronicon ex chronicis''
The ''Chronicon ex chronicis'' is a world wi ...
, English monk and chronicler
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Roger of Worcester
Roger of Worcester (c. 1118 – 9 or 10 August 1179) was Bishop of Worcester from 1163 to 1179. He had a major role in the controversy between Henry II of England, who was Roger's cousin, and Archbishop Thomas Becket.Cheney ''Roger, Bishop of ...
, Bishop of Worcester
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Sylvester of Worcester
Sylvester was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.
Sylvester was elected Prior of Worcester on 21 January 1215.Worcester (surname) Worcester is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alec Worcester (1887-1952), British stage and silent film actor
* Alfred Worcester (1855-1951), American medical doctor, pioneer in patient care, appendicitis, Caesarean s ...
Foods
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Worcester Pearmain
'Worcester Pearmain' is an early season English cultivar of domesticated apple, that was developed in Worcester, England, by a Mr. Hale of Swanpool in 1874.Worcestershire sauce, often "Worcester sauce", a spicy condiment devised in Worcester, England, in the 19th c.
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Worcester Academy
Worcester Academy is a private school in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the oldest educational institution founded in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, and one of the oldest day-boarding schools in the United States. A coeducational prepara ...