Hereford and Worcester (historic)

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Hereford and Worcester (historic) was a former English county in the West Midlands that existed from 1974 to 1998, combining the traditional counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial county
former administrative county
administrativeHeadquarters Worcester
borderedBy Dyfed
Gloucestershire
Gwent
Powys
Shropshire
Staffordshire
Warwickshire
West Midlands (metropolitan county)
linked to: West Midlands
capital Worcester
category Former counties of England
containedCity Hereford
Worcester
containedTown Bewdley
Bromsgrove
Droitwich
Evesham
Kidderminster
Ledbury
Leominster
Malvern
Redditch
Ross-on-Wye
Tenbury Wells
containsHistoricCounty Herefordshire
Worcestershire
country England
createdBy Local Government Act 1972
dateAbolished 1998-04-01
dateEstablished 1974-04-01
followedBy non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire
unitary authority of Herefordshire
governingBody Hereford and Worcester County Council
hadHighSheriffTitle High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester
hadLieutenancyArea Hereford and Worcester lieutenancy
hadLordLieutenantTitle Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester
hadPopulationCensusYear 1991
hadPostalAbbreviation HW
hadStatus ceremonial county
non-metropolitan county
historicCountyCombinationOf Herefordshire
Worcestershire
locatedIn West Midlands
partOf United Kingdom
region West Midlands region
linked to: West Midlands
replacedEntity administrative county of Herefordshire
administrative county of Worcestershire
usedChapmanCode H&W

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Mid Glamorgan borderedBy Hereford and Worcester (historic)
Hereford and Worcester hadLieutenancyArea Hereford and Worcester lieutenancy
linked to: Hereford and Worcester (historic)