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Where is Worcester?

Worcester is located in the county of Worcestershire, West Midlands, six miles south-west of the town of Droitwich Spa, 64 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles north-west of London. Worcester lies six miles east of the Herefordshire border. Worcester falls within the district council of Worcester, under the county council of Worcestershire. It is in the WR1 postcode district. The post town for Worcester is Worcester.

Worcester on a map

Map showing extent of Worcester as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Worcester
Map showing location of Worcester within the UK
Location of Worcester within the UK

Which county is Worcester in?

Worcester is in the ceremonial county of Worcestershire, the historic county of Worcestershire, and the administrative county of Worcestershire.

Ceremonial CountyWorcestershire
Historic CountyWorcestershire
Administrative CountyWorcestershire

Where is Worcester in Worcestershire?

Worcester is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Worcestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Worcestershire.

Map showing location of Worcester within Worcestershire
Location of Worcester within Worcestershire

What is the postcode for Worcester?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Worcester is WR1 3PR.

Where is Worcester in WR1?

Worcester is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WR1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WR1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Worcester within WR1
Location of Worcester within WR1

What is the post town for Worcester?

The post town for Worcester is Worcester. Worcester is in the WR1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Worcester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Worcester?

The centre of Worcester is located at position 52.19293° latitude and -2.22109° longitude.

Latitude52.19293°
Longitude-2.22109°

What is the easting and northing of Worcester?

The centre of Worcester is located at the grid reference easting 384984 and northing 254989 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting384984
Northing254989

What are the nearest towns to Worcester?

Position of Worcester relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Worcester to the centre of the town.

south-west
6m
Worcester is 6 miles south-west of Droitwich Spa
north-east
7m
Worcester is 7 miles north-east of Great Malvern
north-west
8m
Worcester is 8 miles north-west of Pershore
south
10m
Worcester is 10 miles south of Stourport-on-Severn
south-west
12m
Worcester is 12 miles south-west of Bromsgrove
east
12m
Worcester is 12 miles east of Bromyard
south
13m
Worcester is 13 miles south of Bewdley
north-west
14m
Worcester is 14 miles north-west of Evesham
south
14m
Worcester is 14 miles south of Kidderminster
north-east
14m
Worcester is 14 miles north-east of Ledbury

What are the nearest cities to Worcester?

Position of Worcester relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Worcester to the centre of the city.

north
23m
Worcester is 23 miles north of Gloucester
north-east
23m
Worcester is 23 miles north-east of Hereford
south-west
24m
Worcester is 24 miles south-west of Birmingham
south
27m
Worcester is 27 miles south of Wolverhampton
south-west
34m
Worcester is 34 miles south-west of Coventry
south-west
38m
Worcester is 38 miles south-west of Lichfield
north-west
51m
Worcester is 51 miles north-west of Oxford
north-east
53m
Worcester is 53 miles north-east of Newport
north
54m
Worcester is 54 miles north of Bristol
south-west
55m
Worcester is 55 miles south-west of Leicester

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