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Worcester, city (district), administrative and historic county of Worcestershire, west-central England. Worcester is the historic county town (seat) of Worcestershire. Except for the small residential suburb of St. John’s, it lies on the east bank of the River Severn. The city has little river frontage, because much of the land adjacent to the river is liable to flooding. Pitchcroft Meadow (on the east bank) is one of the oldest racecourses in England. The first recorded occupation of the site was prior to 680 ce, and the cester in its name (from Latin castra, “camp”) suggests earlier Roman habitation. In 1086 ...(100 of 504 words)

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