Kidderminster

Also known as Kidderminster, Worcestershire, Kidderminster Borough

Kidderminster is a market town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2021 census, it had a population of 57,400. The town is twinned with Husum, Germany.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Kidderminster
UK place.static_image_caption: Clockwise, from top:Town centre, with the Town Hall, fronted by a statue of Sir Rowland Hill; Slingfield Mill Chimney; St Mary and All Saints' Church seen from the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
UK place.population: 57,400
UK place.population_ref: (2021)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SO831767
UK place.london_distance: SE
UK place.civil_parish: Kidderminster
UK place.shire_district: Wyre Forest
UK place.shire_county: Worcestershire
UK place.region: West Midlands
UK place.country: England
UK place.post_town: KIDDERMINSTER
UK place.postcode_area: DY
UK place.postcode_district: DY10, DY11
UK place.dial_code: 01562
UK place.constituency_westminster: Wyre Forest
UK place.website: Kidderminster Town Council

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Economy
Politics
Demographics
Architecture and landmarks
Transport
Education
Sport
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Notable residents
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Situated in the far north of Worcestershire (and with its northern suburbs only 3 and 4 miles from the Staffordshire and Shropshire borders respectively), the town is the main administration centre for the wider Wyre Forest District, which includes the towns of Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, along with other outlying settlements.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kidderminster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.