Alcester (i/ˈɒlstər/ or /ˈɔːlstər/) is a market town and civil parish of Roman origin at the junction of the River Alne and River Arrow in Warwickshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Stratford-upon-Avon, and 8 miles south of Redditch, close to the Worcestershire border. The 2011 census recorded a population of 6,273 in the town, up slightly from 6,214 in 2001.
Population: 7,225
Latitude: 52° 13' 0.01" N
Longitude: -1° 52' 0.01" W
The Droitwich transmitting station is a large broadcasting facility for long- and medium-wave transmissions, established in 1934 in the civil parish of Dodderhill, just outside the village of Wychbold, near Droitwich in Worcestershire, England (grid…
The Collegiate Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
New Place (grid reference SP201548) was William Shakespeare's final place of residence in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Hidcote Manor Garden is a garden in Britain, located at the village of Hidcote Bartrim, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. It is one of the best-known and most influential Arts and Crafts gardens in Britain, with its linked "rooms" of hedges, r…
Compton Wynyates is a country house in Warwickshire, England, a Grade I listed building. The Tudor period house, an example of Tudor architecture, is constructed of red brick and built around a central courtyard. It is castellated and turreted in pa…
Ragley Hall (grid reference SP073555) is located south of Alcester, Warwickshire, eight miles (13 km) west of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Madresfield Court is a Grade I country house in England, in the village of Madresfield near Malvern in Worcestershire. The stately home, near the village centre, has been the ancestral home for several centuries of the Lygon family, whose eldest son…
Sarehole Mill (grid reference SP099818) is a Grade II listed water mill (in an area once called Sarehole) on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. It is now run as a museum by the Birmingham Museums Trust. It is known for its associatio…
Upton-upon-Severn (or Upton-on-Severn) is a small town and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England, on the River Severn. According to the national census 2001 it had a population of 2,859. Located 5 miles (8.0 km) from …
Tanworth-in-Arden (/ˈtænwərθ ɪn ˈɑrdən/; often abbreviated to Tanworth and not to be confused with Tamworth in Staffordshire) is a small village located in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is located south-east of Birmingham in the Tanworth-i…
Redditch United Football Club is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire.
Coughton Court /ˈkoʊtən/ (grid reference SP080604) is an English Tudor country house, situated on the main road between Studley and Alcester in Warwickshire.
The Lickey Incline, south of Birmingham, is the steepest sustained main-line railway incline in Great Britain.
The Heritage Motor Centre is a British motor museum and research centre, located adjacent to the Jaguar Land Rover Gaydon Centre near Gaydon in Warwickshire, England. The centre is open to the public, and houses a collection of important vehicles, c…
The Clent Hills lie 10 miles south-west of Birmingham city centre in Clent, Worcestershire, England. The closest towns are Stourbridge and Halesowen, both in the West Midlands conurbation. The Clent Hills range consists of, in order from north-west …
Aggborough is a football stadium in Kidderminster, England. It is the home ground of Kidderminster Harriers, and has a capacity of 6,444, of which 3,140 can be seated.
The Collegiate Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in the town of Warwick, England. It is in the centre of the town just east of the market place.
On 18 November 1993, just after midnight, a minibus was involved in a collision with a maintenance vehicle on the M40 motorway near Warwick, England.