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Worcester

Opened in 1860 by the Hereford and Worcester Railway, Foregate Street was quickly incorporated into the West Midland Railway. Worcester Foregate Street and Worcester Shrub Hill are two stations Worcester have.

The western side of Worcester centre, which is overlooked by Worcester Cathedral, is the River Severn flanks. Appointed Bishop in 961, an important reformer jointly with York, was Oswald of Worcester.

One located off the A38 in Perdiswell (opened in 2001) and the other at Sixways Stadium next to the M5 (opened 2009), are the two park and ride locations Worcester had. On "Pitchcroft", an open area on the east bank of the River Severn is Worcester Racecourse.

Precursors of Hwicce and the West Saxons who entered the area some time after the 577 Battle of Dyrham were the Weorgoran (the "people of the winding river"). The team that currently plays at the Victoria Ground in Bromsgrove is the National League North football club Worcester City.

The Swan Theatre, address to the Worcester Repertory Company, stages a mixture of professional touring and local amateur productions in present-day Worcester. As a Bishop of Worcester, in 1219, William de Blois imposed strict rules on Jews within the diocese.

Founded in 1291 is the Royal Grammar School and Alice Ottley School merged in 2007. A Worcestershire folklorist and antiquarian who lived at Lower Wick and now part of Worcester was Jabez Allies (1787-1856).