Worcestershire: Sauce, Porcelain, and Fruit
Worcestershire produces the sauce that bears its name, though the original Lea & Perrins factory no longer handles production locally. Worcester itself serves as cathedral city and county town, the cricket ground overlooking the Severn one of England's most picturesque. Royal Worcester porcelain once rivaled Staffordshire's output.
The Vale of Evesham produces fruit and vegetables—asparagus, plums, and apples growing in soil and climate particularly suited to horticulture. Malvern Hills rise unexpectedly from the plain, spa town at their foot maintaining Victorian character alongside modern festival activity. Elgar composed here; the landscape inspired music that defined English pastoralism.
Redditch and Bromsgrove fall within Birmingham's commuter orbit while technically remaining Worcestershire. Kidderminster handled carpet manufacturing that has largely departed. The county maintains identity despite pressure from its larger neighbor to the north.
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Worcestershire produces the sauce that bears its name, though the original Lea & Perrins factory no longer handles production locally. Worcester itself serves as cathedral city and county town, the cricket ground overlooking the Severn one of England's most picturesque. Royal Worcester porcelain once rivaled Staffordshire's output.
The Vale of Evesham produces fruit and vegetables—asparagus, plums, and apples growing in soil and climate particularly suited to horticulture. Malvern Hills rise unexpectedly from the plain, spa town at their foot maintaining Victorian character alongside modern festival activity. Elgar composed here; the landscape inspired music that defined English pastoralism.
Redditch and Bromsgrove fall within Birmingham's commuter orbit while technically remaining Worcestershire. Kidderminster handled carpet manufacturing that has largely departed. The county maintains identity despite pressure from its larger neighbor to the north.
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