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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hereford and Worcester | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial county
ⓘ
former administrative county ⓘ |
| administrativeHeadquarters | Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Dyfed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwent NERFINISHED ⓘ Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands (metropolitan county) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Former counties of England ⓘ |
| containedCity |
Hereford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedTown |
Bewdley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bromsgrove NERFINISHED ⓘ Droitwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Evesham NERFINISHED ⓘ Kidderminster NERFINISHED ⓘ Ledbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Leominster NERFINISHED ⓘ Malvern NERFINISHED ⓘ Redditch NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross-on-Wye NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenbury Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHistoricCounty |
Herefordshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worcestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateAbolished | 1998-04-01 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1974-04-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire
ⓘ
unitary authority of Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hereford and Worcester County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadHighSheriffTitle | High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadLieutenancyArea | Hereford and Worcester lieutenancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadLordLieutenantTitle | Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPopulationCensusYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| hadPostalAbbreviation | HW ⓘ |
| hadStatus |
ceremonial county
ⓘ
non-metropolitan county ⓘ |
| historicCountyCombinationOf |
Herefordshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worcestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedEntity |
administrative county of Herefordshire
ⓘ
administrative county of Worcestershire ⓘ |
| usedChapmanCode | H&W NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.