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  WORCESTER, JOHN TIPTOFT. EARL OF - LoveToKnow Article on WORCESTER, JOHN TIPTOFT. EARL OF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Worcester is served by the Boston and Albany, the New York, New Haven and Hartford and the Boston and Maine railways, and is connected with Springfield and Boston by interurban electric lines.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (founded in 1865 by John Boynton of Templeton, Massachusetts; opened in 1868) is one of the best-equipped technical schools of college rank in the country; in 1910 it had 49 instructors, 515 students and a library of 12,700 vols.; the buildings are near Institute Park.
The Malverns rise abruptly from the flat Vale of Worcester on the W. boundary, being partly in Herefordshire, and reach a height of 1395 ft. in the Worcester Beacon, and Il 14 in the Hereford Beacon.
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 Worcester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Worcester was the site of the Battle of Worcester (September 3, 1651), in which Charles II's attempt to retake the country from Cromwell and the Parliamentarians was decisively defeated, in the fields a little to the west and south of the city, near the village of Powick.
Worcester was one of the cities loyal to the King in that war, for which it was given the epithet "The Faithful City".
Worcester is also the seat of the famous public schools the Royal Grammar School Worcester founded ante 1291, and the Worcester Cathedral School which was founded in 1541 under King Henry VIII as The King's School, Worcester.
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 AllRefer.com - Worcester, city, England (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Worcester's cathedral is chiefly 14th cent., with a Norman crypt and tombs; in it are held, alternately with Hereford and Gloucester, the Festivals of the Three Choirs.
In the English civil war, Worcester was the scene of Oliver Cromwell's final victory with the complete rout of Charles II and the Scots in 1651.
The Worcester Journal, Britain's oldest surviving newspaper, was founded (1690) in the city.
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 worcester, england   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The city of Worcester, England (pronounced 'Wooster') (population 93,353 in 2001) is the county town of Worcestershire; the Severn river runs through the middle, with the city's large Worcester Cathedral overlooking the river.
Worcester is the home of what is claimed to be the oldest newspaper in the world, Berrow's Worcester Journal, which traces its descent from a newsheet that started publication in 1690.
Probably Worcester's most famous citizen was Edward Elgar, whose father ran a music shop at the end of the High Street; a statue of Elgar stands near the original location of that shop.
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 Worcester, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Worcester was the site of the Battle of Worcester (September 3 1651) in which Charles II 's attempt to retake the country from Cromwell and the Parliamentarians was decisively defeated the fields a little to the west south of the city near the village Powick.
Worcester was one the cities loyal to the king in war for which it was given the "The Faithful City".
Worcester is the seat of the famous public schools Royal Grammar School Worcester founded ante 1291 the Worcester Cathederal School which was refounded 1541 under King Henry VIII as The King's School Worcester.
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 Worcester, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The city of Worcester (pronounced 'Wuster') is the county town of Worcestershire in England ; the river Severn runs through the middle, with the city's large Worcester Cathedral overlooking the river.
Worcester was the site of the Battle of Worcester (September 3, 1651), in which Charles II 's attempt to retake the country from the Cromwell and the Parliamentarians was decisivelydefeated, in the fields a little to the west and south of the city, near the village of Powick.
Worcester is also the seat of the famous public schools the Royal Grammar School Worcester founded ante1291, and the Worcester Cathederal School which was refounded in 1541 under King Henry VIII as The King's School, Worcester.
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 Worcester, Vermont, New England, USA
There is a story occasionally circulated that says Benning Wentworth named this town to remind George III that Worcester in England was where Cromwell and his Parliamentarian army had routed Charles II in 1651.
Worcester has some half-dozen peaks of over 3,000 feet perhaps the best known of which is Hunger Mountain, so named by a party of early 19th century deer hunters caught in the woods at nightfall with only a solitary partridge to show for a day's hunting.
Mount Worcester, though not as high as Hunger, is even more wild and desolate: a plane which crashed on the mountain wasn't found until a group of hikers stumbled upon it years later.
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 Worcester, Massachusetts Postal History
It was in Worcester that Charles II was defeated by Oliver Cromwell in 1651.
Worcester, as its current nickname, "The Heart of the Commonwealth" asserts, was located in the geographical center of Massachusetts, it was at the hub of an efficient system of transportation and it produced and nurtured many great inventive minds.
After Worcester County's representative to the Whig Convention of 1848, Charles Allen, declared the Whig Party dissolved because of its stance on slavery and returned to Worcester, he was greeted with jubilation.
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 Encyclopedia: Worcester, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sir Charles Hastings, founder of the British Medical Association lived in Worcester for most of his life.
Famous for its championing of English music, especially that of Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst, Worcester is next scheduled to host the festival in August 2005.
Announcing a new late night bus at 3am, Worcester councillors claimed that it was a "24-hour town".
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Worcester was established as a town on June 14, 1722 and as a city on February 29, 1848.
Worcester is located in Central Massachusetts approximately 45 miles west of Boston, has a population of 172,648 and is the third largest city in New England.
Worcester, MA is the home of nine colleges and universities, the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and the Massachusetts Bio-Technology Research Park.
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 Worcester (England) - Wikitravel
Worcester (pronounced "wooster") is an historic English cathedral city located on the river Severn, close to the border with Wales.
Worcester's most famous son is Sir Edward Elgar, the English composer most famous for his Pomp and Circumstance March.
Worcester Cathedral [1] (http://www.cofe-worcester.org.uk/cathedral/), open daily 7.30am-6pm, entry free - the Cathedral Church of Christ the King and the Blessed Virgin Mary, a place of worship since 680, the present building dates from 1084.
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 Worcester Family Coat of Arms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Coat-of-Arms on the left was adopted by the New England Worcester Association on June 22, 1912.
This coat-of-arms is slight variation of the emblem of the Episcopal See of Worcesters in England.
Worcester; as borne according to Nash, by Thomas de Worcester, Deputy Sheriff of this County, temp.
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 Worcester Cathedral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Worcester Cathedral is the cathedral in Worcester, England; situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn.
Before his death in Newark, John had requested to be buried at Worcester.
Worcester Cathedral was doubtlessly spared destruction by Henry VIII during the English Reformation because of his bother's Chantry in the cathedral.
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 The Worcester Family - Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The name of Worcester is of local origin and was derived from the residence of its first bearers in the city or county of that name in England.
Sarah Alice Worcester "felt that a strenuous effort should be made to ascertain the early history and antecedents in England of our progenitor, the Rev. William Worcester." Her research, including a visit to England in 1910, did reveal some information regarding William's probable father, his public life in England, and his reasons for leaving England.
David Worcester has suggested that Rev. William of Salisbury is the son of Joseph Worcester of Rugby, the youngest brother of William, the Vicar of Watford.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Worcester (England)
Worcester (England), city, administrative center of Worcestershire, western England, on the Severn River.
In 1998 the county was split to form Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Worcester, Earls and Marquises of English titles held by the Percy, Tiptoft, and Somerset families.
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 SIXTEENTH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
MAUD FITZGEOFFREY was born in 1235 in SHERE, SURREY, ENGLAND.
AMY BEAUCHAMP was born in 1256 in WARWICK, WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND.
GERARD FURNIVAL was born in 1229 in SHERE, SURREY, ENGLAND.
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 Find New England Sites - WORCESTER TOOL & STAMPING CO
The Worcester Tool and Stamping Co (Worcester Tool) property is located at 10 Hankey Street in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
In 1949, Worcester Tool purchased the property and began operations as a manufacturer of metal hardware for tool boxes, luggage, and cases.
The Worcester Tool property is classified as a Tier 1B site by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MA DEP) and is currently in Phase II of the Massachusetts Contingency Plan.
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 IASL Conference 1995 - Worcester, England: Report
"Sustaining the Vision" was the theme of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship, held 17-21 July 1995 at the Worcester College of Higher Education in Worcester, England (United Kingdom).
The conference was organised by Dr Jean Webb Senior Lecturer at Worcester College of Higher Education.
IASL President Lucille Thomas opened the conference and introduced the welcomers, Dorma Unwin, Principal of Worcester College of Higher Education, and Councillor Liz Smith, Mayor of Worcester.
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 Minnamoora - Royal Worcester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This is a pair of egg coddlers made by Royal Worcester, England.
This is a small dish made by Royal Worcester, England, and decorated with a picture of Hops.
It is marked 'The Worcester Hop' and 'Mathon' and measures 4" in diameter.
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 Worcester Rugby Club, New England Rugby, WRFC, Wormtown Rugby, NERFU
Worcester is the current New England RFU champion and has players from several nations complimenting homegrown talent.
Worcester fell at the national semi-final stage for the second time in three years, after a 20 point second half saw Santa Monica overcome an 0-8 half-time deficit.
Worcester used its entire squad to overcome a spirited Amoskeag side, running in six tries in yet more appalling spring weather.
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 Cheap Worcester Hotels. Cheap Hotels in Worcester England UK - Worcesterhotels
The Fownes Hotel is only a two minute walk from Worcester city centre, offering quality of service and comfort.
Within easy reach of the many attractions in and around the City of Worcester, namely the Cathedral, Worcester Royal Porcelain factory, the world famous cricket ground or race course - all situated near the banks of the River Severn.
The Worcester Whitehouse Hotel is now totally refurbished, completed March 2005, making it the premier 4 star hotel in Worcester city centre, complete with full leisure and event facilities.
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 UMass Medical School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Worcester is New England's second largest city (City population 170,000, County population: 710,000) Its location is central to both Massachusetts and New England, and, historically, has been the underpinning of the city's growth and success.
Worcester's largest employer is the University of Massachusetts Medical Campus.
Worcester has the advantage of city life, while retaining a suburban to even a rural flavor because of its many surrounding small towns.
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 Hotels Worcester England Cheap Worcester Hotels
The beautiful city of Worcester stands proudly upon the banks of the Britain’s longest river, the Severn in western England.
King George III granted the makers the Royal Warrant in 1789 and Royal Worcester was to become the world leaders in porcelain and bone china.
Being in the heart of England, we are is easily accessible by road and rail, whichever direction you’re arriving from.
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 Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Worcestershire: Worcester
City of Worcester  · cached · Official site of the city council, with information about the members and work of the council, job vacancies, visitor information and maps, what's on, economy and business, and history.
This is Worcester  · Worcester Evening News provides a guide with news, sport and leisure activities, schools, businesses, and other local resources.
Worcester People and Places  · cached · Chronicles the history of the town and county.
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 Descendants of John Graves and Harriet Davies of Worcester, England
She was born about 1825 in Kidderminster, Worcester, England.
Julia Graves (2) was born 31 Jan. 1848 in Kidderminster, Worcester.
David Tuxworth (8) was born 13 Feb. 1868 in Stepney, Limehouse, England, and died 28 Aug. 1927 in Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia.
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 Welcome To Worcester City Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A sneak preview of Worcester’s new bin service will be wheeled out to city streets this week.
Worcester’s Customer Service Centre opened in April 2004 to provide residents and visitors with access to the services and information provided by Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council and - over time - with other agencies.
While every care has been taken in the compilation of this information, Worcester City Council will not be held responsible for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of any inaccuracy or error within these pages.
www.cityofworcester.gov.uk   (520 words)

  
 Worcester Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Worcester | England United Kingdom
The Worcester Whitehouse Hotel is situated in the heart of Worcester This four star hotel offers comfortable surroundings, exceptional quality of food and attentive service (3 Star)
The Abbey is situated at the foot of the Malvern Hills in the Worcester countryside and convenient for local attractions Its history dates back to the 1600s whilst the building retains some outstanding (Hotel is 8.2 miles from Worcester - in the town of Malvern) (3 Star)
With a great range of budget to luxury hotels in Worcester, with many reviews and thousands of visitors per day, you can be sure to enjoy your England visit.
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 The Birmingham Post (England): Football: Butterflies'n'blur; playing for England; The Worcester City goalkeeper tells ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Football: Butterflies'n'blur; playing for England; The Worcester City goalkeeper tells Colin Stoner of his pride in representing his country.(Sport)
It was the pinnacle of his career but Danny McDonnell admits his England debut left him more nervous than a schoolboy playing his first serious game.
McDonnell, regarded as the top goalkeeper in the Dr Martens League for the past few seasons, became the second Worcester City player to earn international honours with the non-League side after lining up last week in the Four Nations...
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