Worcester
Worcester ( ) is a city in Worcestershire, England, southwest of Birmingham, west-northwest of London, north of Gloucester and northeast of Hereford. The population is approximately 100,000. The River Severn flanks the western side of the city centre, which is overlooked by Worcester Cathedral.
History of Worcester
This settlement is generally identified with the listed among the 28 cities of Britain in the "History of the Britons" attributed to Nennius. This is probably not a British name but an adaption of its Old English name , "fort of the Weorgoran".