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Battle of Worcester

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The Battle of Worcester was fought in 1642, in what is now Worcestershire. The site is one of two registered battlefields in Worcestershire, of 47 in England. The registered area covers 3.5 km². For arrivals by rail, Worcester Shrub Hill Station is 2.4 km to the north.

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Full name: Battle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Old Bridge

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More places to visit near Battle of Worcester

Photo of Worcester Cathedral, a church in Worcestershire, central England.Iconic

Worcester Cathedral

Church near Worcester

Riverside cathedral above the Severn holding King John's tomb and a fine Norman crypt and chapter house.

1.8 km N

Photo of Spetchley Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Spetchley Park

House & garden near Worcester

Berkeley family gardens where the Willmott sisters' peonies still flower each May and June.

4.1 km E

Photo of The Firs (Elgar Birthplace Museum), a house near Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

The Firs (Elgar Birthplace Museum)

House near Lower Broadheath

The brick cottage where Edward Elgar was born, now a museum in a quiet garden at Lower Broadheath.

5.3 km NW

Photo of Madresfield Court, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Great Malvern, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Madresfield Court

House & garden near Great Malvern

A moated Tudor manor that Waugh made the model for Brideshead Revisited.

6.9 km SW

Photo of Croome Court, a Grade I registered house & garden near Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Croome Court

House & garden near Hanley Castle

Capability Brown's first landscape and mansion.

8.5 km S

Photo of the Malvern Hills, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Malvern Hills

National Landscape near Great Malvern

A steep little ridge of very old rock rising straight out of the Severn plain, with easy tops and views for miles

9.5 km W