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  Kidderminster shown within Worcestershire |
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| Population | 55,348 |
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| - London | 131. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. 1m |
| District | Wyre Forest |
| Shire county | Worcestershire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KIDDERMINSTER |
| Postcode district | DY10, DY11 |
| Dialling code | 01562 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Wyre Forest |
| List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire | |
Kidderminster is a town in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Parishes in Wyre Forest District Kidderminster is unparished Areley Kings Bewdley Broome Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Dudley postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bewdley, Brierley Hill, Dudley, Kidderminster, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. West Mercia Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the counties of Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin) The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WMAS is the second-largest ambulance service in the UK West Midlands is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Wyre Forest is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the ceremonial county of Worcestershire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Parishes in Wyre Forest District Kidderminster is unparished Areley Kings Bewdley Broome Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The town is twinned with the town of Husum, Germany. Husum ( North Frisian: Hüsem is the capital of the Kreis (district Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
The town centre area has undergone substantial redevelopment in recent years, with the commercial retail area of 'Weaver's Wharf' attracting many visitors and shoppers. 'Slingfield Mill', a Grade II listed building, has been converted into a retail outlet and incorporated into 'Weaver's Wharf'. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance
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History
A parliamentary report of 1777 listed Kidderminster Borough as having a parish workhouse accommodating up to 70 inmates. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches A workhouse, colloquially known as a spike was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work Under the so-called Gilbert's Act of 1782 Kidderminster Union was established for the purpose of relieving the indigent poor. The Relief of the Poor Act 1782 (also known as Gilbert's Act) was a British poor relief Act proposed by Thomas Gilbert which aimed to organise poor Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Kidderminster has two so-called "Commissioner Churches". " Waterloo church " is one of the names applied to over 600 English churches constructed during the early to mid 19th century using funds from the Church Building The first was St. George's church, on Radford Avenue. In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox This was designed by Francis Goodwin and built in 1821-1824,[1] finally being consecrated in April 1824. Francis Goodwin ( 23 May 1784 – 30 August 1835) was an English Architect, best known for his many provincial churches It had the third largest grant by the Commission, of just over £17,000. 00, of any church outside London. [2] The second church was St. John's church, on the Bewdley Road. This church was built in 1843 and the architect was Gordon Alexander, although the grant in this case was just over £4,000. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common [2]
Under the Local Government Act 1972, it was proposed for Kidderminster to be part of the West Midlands metropolitan county, but it was scrapped after the proposed county boundary was trimmed back to Stourbridge. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England.
Geography
The River Stour and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal both flow through Kidderminster town centre. The Stour is a River flowing through the counties of Worcestershire and Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a narrow navigable Canal in the Midlands of England, passing through the counties of Staffordshire
Economy
The modern carpet industry was founded in the area in 1785 by Brintons, and the carpet industry became extremely important to the local economy, so much so that the local newspaper is still named The Shuttle after the shuttles used on the carpet looms. A carpet is any loom-woven felted textile or grass floor covering Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brintons is a British manufacturer of Carpets Founded in 1783 by William Brinton at Hill Pool in Chaddesley, Kidderminster The Shuttle, formerly known as the Kidderminster Shuttle, is a free weekly Newspaper distributed to households in the Wyre Forest area of Worcestershire A loom is a Machine or device for Weaving thread or Yarn into Textiles Looms can range from very small hand-held frames to large free-standing Although much declined in recent years, the industry is still a significant employer in the area, with Brintons still employing several hundred people and the biggest employer of the town.
Kidderminster is also the home of Victoria Carpets plc. The "Vic" has factories in Munster, Ireland and in Dandenong, Australia and is a worldwide exporter of bespoke carpets for hotels and large commercial venues. Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world See also Mount Dandenong Victoria for the mountain and a different suburb with similar name For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. One notable user of Victoria carpet is the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built
The local commercial radio station is The Wyre, which started broadcasting on 12 September 2005, and broadcasts from studio's in Kidderminster. 1072 The Wyre is a local radio station which serves Kidderminster, Bewdley Stourport-on-Severn and Stourbridge. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It competes alongside Wyvern FM, whose presence is minimal in the town, Sunshine Radio, and BBC Hereford & Worcester. Wyvern FM is a radio station broadcasting to Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. BBC Hereford and Worcester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
There are several things which are key parts of the unique make-up of the town, one of these are the huge former British Sugar Corporation silos sited in their now redundant site on the Stourport Road, these silos can be seen from the Malvern Hills, nearly thirty miles away. British Sugar plc is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods and the sole British producer of Sugar from Sugar beet. The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire
There is Co-op and a doctors surgery on Franche Road (A442) in Franche, a Morrisons on Oxford Street in the centre of the town, a Sainsburys on Carpet Trades Way near the river, Tesco and Aldi are in the town centre on either side of New Road. Co-operative Group Limited, trading as The Co-operative Group, is a United Kingdom Consumers' co-operative, and one of the world's largest consumer-owned The A442 is a main road which passes through the counties of Worcestershire and Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain For similarly named settlements see Aldie, short for " AL brecht DI scount" is a Discount Supermarket
In Summerfield on the outskirts of Kidderminster is the ROXEL site where solid rocket motors are manufactured. The site has manufactured the motors for the Rapier missile, Seawolf missile, Starstreak and ASRAAM missile systems. Rapier is a British Surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army and Royal Air Force. Sea Wolf is a naval Guided missile system designed and built by BAC, later to become British Aerospace Over the years the site has been owned by IMI, Royal Ordnance and British Aerospace but is now part of the Roxel Group, headquartered in Paris and with a sister site outside Bordeaux. Royal Ordnance plc, formed on 2 January 1985 as a public corporation, owned the majority of what until then were the remaining United Kingdom British Aerospace (BAe was a UK aircraft and defence-systems manufacturer that is now part of BAE Systems. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate
The SEALINE yacht company manufactures boats for the luxury market and is Kidderminster's second largest single employer. A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts
Politics
The Wyre Forest District Council is currently run by a minority Conservative Party group, who hold eighteen of the council's forty two seats. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. In addition there are still Kidderminster Health Concern candidates on the council. Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern (often known by the shorter name Health Concern) is a Political party based in Kidderminster,
Kidderminster is an unparished area within Wyre Forest District, but Charter Trustees maintain the traditions of the town and elect a Mayor. In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a Civil parish. In England and Wales, Charter Trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a Town charter or City charter after a district with the status
It is notable that in the United Kingdom general election, 2001, the town returned Dr Richard Taylor as an independent MP for the Wyre Forest parliamentary constituency. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Richard Thomas Taylor, MP, FRCP (born July 7, 1934) is an English doctor turned politician Independent A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Only a handful of independent MPs have been elected since World War II and Taylor had fought the election to protest against the proposed reduction in services at Kidderminster Hospital. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He held his seat at the 2005 election, the first independent MP to do so since 1949. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Famous residents
The Puritan minister Richard Baxter, (born November 12, 1615 - died December 8, 1691) began his ministry in Kidderminster in April 1641 and spent the next 19 years in the town. A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of Worship and Doctrine, Richard Baxter ( November 12, 1615 - December 8, 1691) was an English Puritan church leader theologian and Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. There is a statue to him outside the parish church where he was based. It states his wish 'for unity and comprehension in religion'.
Kidderminster was the birthplace of Lant Carpenter on September 2, 1780. Lant Carpenter ( September 2, 1780 - April 5/6 1840 was an English Educator and Unitarian minister. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Sir Josiah Mason, an English pen-manufacturer, was born in Mill Street on February 23, 1795. Sir Josiah Mason ( February 23, 1795 - June 16, 1881) was an English pen-manufacturer Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Sir Rowland Hill, the inventor of the Penny Black and the modern postal system, was born in Blackwell Street on December 3, 1795 . Sir Rowland Hill KCB FRS ( December 3, 1795 - August 27, 1879) was a British teacher and social reformer The Penny Black, the world's first adhesive Postage stamp of a public postal system was issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a There is a statue, sculpted by Sir Thomas Brock,[3] to him in Vicar Street outside the Town Hall. Sir Thomas Brock KCB RA ( March 1, 1847 - August 22, 1922) was an English sculptor. There is a pub in the Bull Ring called The Penny Black in his honour.
Edward Bradley, the English humorist of the mid-Victorian era, was born in Kidderminster in 1827. Edward Bradley (1827–1889 was an English Novelist and Clergyman. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He died on December 11, 1889. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Although not born in the town the front man of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant has close association with Kidderminster, particularly Kidderminster College of Further Education. Led Zeppelin were Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the Drummer Andy Edwards was born in Kidderminster, and worked with Plant between 1999 and 2001 before becoming a member of well known progressive rock band IQ in 2005. Andy Edwards (born in Kidderminster, England on April 21, 1968) is a Drummer who came to prominence as a member of Robert Plant Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved IQ are a British Neo-progressive rock band founded by Mike Holmes in 1982 following the dissolution of his original band The Lens. Solo guitarist Robbie Blunt, another Robert Plant collaborator, also has association with Kidderminster. Robbie Blunt (b Worcestershire, England) is a rock Guitarist who has worked with a variety of bands most notably Robert Plant 's Birmingham DJ Tony De Vit was born in Kidderminster. Tony De Vit ( September 12, 1957 &ndash July 2, 1998) was a club Disc jockey.
Noted film director and screenwriter Robert Hamer, perhaps best known for his celebrated 1949 comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, starring Dennis Price and Alec Guinness, was born in Kidderminster on 31 March 1911. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Robert Hamer ( 31 March, 1911 – 4 December, 1963) was a Film director and Screenwriter. Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British Black comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. Dennis Price ( 23 June 1915 - 6 October 1973) was an English Actor who is mainly remembered for his suave screen roles Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 &ndash 5 August 2000 was an English Actor. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Former Formula One driver Peter Collins was born in Kidderminster on November 6, 1931. Peter John Collins ( 6 November 1931 &ndash 3 August 1958) was a Formula One driver from England. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During his career Collins drove for the HWM, Vanwall, Maserati and Ferrari teams and won 3 of his 33 Grands Prix. Hersham and Walton Motors (HWM was a Racing car constructor which was operational during the 1950s Vanwall was a Formula One team in the 1950s The Vanwall name was derived by combining the name of the team owner Tony Vandervell with that of his patented Thinwall Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and Sports cars established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing Tragically his promising career was cut short during the 1958 German Grand Prix, when Collins spun off the track and sustained a fatal head injury in the accident that followed. The 1958 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 3 August, 1958 at Nürburgring.
Tom Watson (born 8 January 1967), is the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East. Thomas Anthony Watson (born 8 January 1967) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. West Bromwich East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was educated at King Charles I High School in Kidderminster. In September 2006 Watson was the subject of national media attention after resigning his junior ministerial post in an effort to force Prime Minister Tony Blair to name the date he would step down from office. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to
Jon Turley (born April 26, 1971), an author who writes children's books, has lived in Kidderminster since the mid 1990s and was born some fifteen miles away in Worcester. Jonathan "Jon" Turley (born April 26, 1971) is an English Author who writes children's books Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
The film actress Sammi Davis was born in Kidderminster in 1964. Sammi Davis (born Samantha Davis 21 June 1964, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England) is a British actress
Rachel Jones, the current live producer of BBC Radio 1's The Chris Moyles Show, was born in the town. Rachel Elizabeth Jones (born March 29, 1974 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England) is the live producer of The Chris Moyles The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show
Celebrity chef Rustie Lee also lives in the town. In its strictest sense a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for his/her cooking Rustie Lee is a television Chef and Actress, most famous for her appearing in the 1980s on UK morning station TV-am.
Transport
There are two railway stations in the town, sharing the same approach road. The main Network Rail station is just called Kidderminster with trains to Birmingham, Worcester and London. Network Rail is a British "not for dividend" Company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited a company limited Kidderminster railway station serves the town of Kidderminster in Worcestershire. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Worcester (ˈwʊstə is a city and County town of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands of England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The other station is that of the preserved Heritage Railway line, Severn Valley Railway, and their station is called Kidderminster Town. The Severn Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. Kidderminster Town is a Railway station situated in the town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The Severn Valley Railway runs from the town to Bridgnorth. Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley.
Kidderminster is on the A456 which runs from Birmingham to Woofferton, Shropshire, a few miles south of Ludlow. The A456 is a main road in England running between Birmingham and Woofferton, Shropshire, south of Ludlow. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Woofferton is a village to the south of Ludlow, Shropshire, England. Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the Ludlow is a Market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches.
Kidderminster is on the A449 road which runs from Newport in south Wales to Stafford and crosses the A456 at the Land Oak. The A449 is a major road in the United Kingdom. It runs north from junction 24 of the M4 motorway at Newport in South Wales to Stafford Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. It is also on the A448 road which runs to Bromsgrove. List of A roads beginning with 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5. Bromsgrove is a Town in Worcestershire, West Midlands, England.
A major change in the town centre road infrastructure was the construction of the ring road in the 1970s and 1980s, which relieved the town's growing congestion problem. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Unusually, the final phase of the ring road was never completed.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal passes through the town. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a narrow navigable Canal in the Midlands of England, passing through the counties of Staffordshire
There are direct bus links with towns including Halesowen, Bewdley, Stourport and Bromsgrove. Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England. Bewdley ( pronunciation) is a small Town in Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Stourport-on-Severn, often shortened to Stourport, is a Town in north Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the south of Kidderminster Bromsgrove is a Town in Worcestershire, West Midlands, England. There is also a direct bus link with Birmingham city centre. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um
Education
As part of educational restructuring in the Wyre Forest district, Kidderminster's schools are currently (2007) changing from a three-tier system of first, middle and high schools to the two-tier system more common in the UK as a whole with primary schools and secondary schools. Parishes in Wyre Forest District Kidderminster is unparished Areley Kings Bewdley Broome See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes (Several first and middle schools are being closed or merged into new primaries, but the three high schools will all continue as secondaries). These are King Charles I School, Wolverley C E Secondary School,and Baxter College (formerly Harry Cheshire High School). King Charles I School is a voluntary controlled, coeducational state School in the town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. All these schools have, and will retain, sixth forms. The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Belize
Independent schools include Heathfield School[1] in Wolverley and the girls-only Holy Trinity School on the A456 Birmingham Road. This article is about Holy Trinity School in Kidderminster England
Kidderminster College[2] is based on Market Street in the town centre, having moved from older premises in Hoo Road in 2003.
Sport
Cricket
Kidderminster Victoria CC is a local cricket club. Kidderminster Victoria Cricket Club is an Amateur Cricket club in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
Football
Formed in 1886, Kidderminster Harriers F.C. is the town's professional football club. Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Local rivals of the Harriers are Cheltenham Town and Hereford United, although currently both Cheltenham and Hereford are in divisions above Kidderminster. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League One, the third tier of English football Hereford United Football Club are an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. In 2005 the Harriers were relegated to the Conference National after five years in the Football League Two division. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of
Rugby
Kidderminster Carolians RFC is a local rugby union club, currently playing in Midlands Division 3 West Northern Section. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short
Field Hockey
Kidderminster Hockey club was founded in 1892 and in 2006 was still going strong. There are five men's hockey teams, a ladies and a junior team. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck
Food & drink
There are many pubs and drinking establishments in Kidderminster. There are also several nightclubs, with 'Mirage' being the longest-standing in the town, having opened in the early-mid 1990s, while the recently renamed and relaunched DY10 (formerly 'Redwoods') takes its name from the postcode for the town; there is also a newly established pool bar 'Q2' situated above Rachels Bar on Green Street. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 There are also longer licensed bars such as the Watermill and NU Bar, which are very popular places in the town. Players Bar recently closed following poor profits since opening almost 2 years previously. It's to be replaced by Rachel's Bar before the end of 2007.
Closest cities, towns and villages
| Destinations from KIDDERMINSTER | |||||||||||
| Arley, Highley, Alveley, Bridgnorth, Telford | Wolverley, Cookley, Kinver, Enville, Wolverhampton |
Blakedown, Hagley, Stourbridge, Dudley, Birmingham | |||||||||
| Bewdley, Ludlow |
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Belbroughton | |||||||||
| Tenbury Wells, Leominster | Stourport, Hartlebury, Worcester |
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References
- ^ The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1968 Penguin. Upper Arley ( is a Village along the Severn Valley near Kidderminster in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, Highley is a large Village in Shropshire, England, on the west bank of the River Severn and on the B4555 road Alveley is a Village in south east Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley on the east side of the River Severn. Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. Telford ( ˈtɛlfɚd is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, Cookley is a Village in Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the north of Kidderminster, and close to the villages of Kinver Kinver is a large Village in South Staffordshire district Staffordshire, England. Enville is a small village in rural Staffordshire, England, on the A458 road between Stourbridge and Bridgnorth. Blakedown is a Village in north Worcestershire, England. It is in the Wyre Forest District Council area Hagley is a large village on the northern boundary of Worcestershire, England, near to the towns of Kidderminster and Stourbridge. Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Bewdley ( pronunciation) is a small Town in Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Ludlow is a Market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. Belbroughton is a village and Civil parish in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, England. Tenbury Wells is a small Market town in Worcestershire, England, lying on the south bank of the River Teme. Leominster ( IPA /ˈlemstə/ or Lemster; is a Market town at in Herefordshire, England. Stourport-on-Severn, often shortened to Stourport, is a Town in north Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the south of Kidderminster Hartlebury is a Village in Worcestershire, England. It is a few miles south of Kidderminster and is in Wychavon district Worcester (ˈwʊstə is a city and County town of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands of England. Bromsgrove is a Town in Worcestershire, West Midlands, England. Droitwich Spa is a Town in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe and has a population of 22585 (2001 p206
- ^ a b A History of Kidderminster, Nigel Gilbert, 2004 Phillimore. p89 and p102
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
External links
- Kidderminster Workhouse
- Parish church
- Kidderminster news - Express & Star
- The Shuttle Local Kidderminster weekly newspaper
- River Stour
- S&W Canal
- Wyfopedia, on-line encyclopaedia for the Wyre Forest district
Radio stations in Kidderminster:
Dictionary
kidderminster
-noun
Kidderminster
-proper noun
- A town in Worcestershire traditionally associated with the cloth trade, and the manufacture of carpets
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