Worcester
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Worcester may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England
Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
Worcester Park, London, England
Worcestershire, a county in England
United States
Worcester, Massachusetts, the largest city with the name in the United States
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Worcester, Missouri
Worcester, New York, a town
Worcester (CDP), New York, within the town
Worcester Township, Pennsylvania
Worcester, Vermont
Worcester (CDP), Vermont, within the town
Worcester, Wisconsin, a town
Worcester (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
Worcester County, Maryland
Barry, Illinois, formerly known as Worcester
Marquette, Michigan, formerly known as New Worcester
Other places
Worcester, Limpopo, South Africa
Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
Worcester (House of Assembly of South Africa constituency)
Worcester Summit, Antarctica
Transportation
Worcester, a GWR 3031 Class locomotive that was built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915
Union Station (Worcester, Massachusetts), called "Worcester" by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
HMS Worcester, several ships of the British Royal Navy
USS Worcester, several ships of the United States Navy
Worcester, a 1785 launched British East Indiaman
People
John of Worcester, English monk and chronicler
Roger of Worcester, Bishop of Worcester
Sylvester of Worcester, Bishop of Worcester
Worcester (surname)
Foods
Worcester Pearmain, an English apple cultivar
Worcestershire sauce, often "Worcester sauce", a spicy condiment devised in Worcester, England, in the 19th c.
Other uses
Worcester Academy
Worcester, Bosch Group, a British domestic heating company
Worcester College (disambiguation)
Royal Worcester, an English bone china and porcelain manufacturer
See also
Worcester v.
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