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| Worcestershire, Herefordshire & ShropshireWORCESTER with its stunning cathedral is the central axis of the county of Worcestershire. Fine china and porcelain has been made in Worcester since 1751, but the county, through which flow the rivers Severn and the Avon has much more to offer. In the south is Tewkesbury a medieval town with black and white buildings and the golden stone village of Broadway which lies at the foot of Fish Hill - 1,206 feet high and the highest point of the northern Cotswolds. The names of Pershore and Evesham are often linked they share the same region (sometimes known as the garden of England) and the same river. As a contrast in the south west you have The Malvern Hills and north westerly the old Royal hunting forest Wyre Forest.
HEREFORDSHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE the two counties known as THE MARCHES both border Wales on their western side. The city of HEREFORD has its impressive Norman cathedral, City Museum and featuring the history of the regions most well known product is the Cider Museum. The River Wye runs through the county with the towns of Hay-on-Wye to the west and Ross-on-Wye to the south. SHROPSHIRE, a county of hills, The Stipperstones, The Long Mynd and Wenlock Edge. To the west is the majestic gorge of Ironbridge through which the River Severn winds its way - this is the birthplace of the Industrial revolution and the new town of Telford is nearb. The remains of the Norman castle at LUDLOW can still be seen. STAFFORDSHIRE in the south of isolated moorlands and rich farmland forest and old manufacturing towns. To the north the potteries and the 'china trail'.
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