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| In the heart of the Midlands Region, Worcestershire has many attractions.
 
  
Worcester City is known as the Faithful City as it was the City that stood firm for King Charles during the Civil War.  
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The Royal Worcester Porcelain factory has been in the city since 1751.
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The county has some outstanding beauty spots such as the Malvern Hills which inspired Sir Edward Elgar to write some of his most well known pieces of music.
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'''County town:''' Worcester
 
 
 
 
 
'''Other major towns:''' Malvern, Dudley, Oldbury, Halesowen, Kidderminster
 
 
 
 
 
'''[[Places_of_Worship:Worcestershire| Worcestershire Places of Worship]]'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional projects Forum]'''
 
| [[Image: EnglandWorcestershire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
 
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==Resources==
 
 
 
'''Primary Reference'''
 
 
 
*[http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wccindex/wcc-records.htm '''County Record Office''']
 
 
 
*[http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wccindex/wcc-lib-index/wcc-lib-24hr.htm County Library]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~worcesterlookups/ Worcester Lookup Service]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Countywide Interest'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.pigsonthewing.org.uk/blackcountry/ The Black Country]
 
 
 
*[http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/blackcountrybugle/ Black Country Bugle]
 
 
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/5386/bentley1840.htm?200723 Bentley's Worcestershire Directory 1840-1841]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/wor1830/wor1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830]
 
 
 
*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/worcs.htm Worcestershire History and Genealogy]
 
 
 
*[http://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/index.html The Midlands' Digital Library]
 
 
 
*[http://www.parishmouse.com/worcestershire Parishmouse Worcestershire]
 
 
 
*[http://home.freeuk.com/whe/WorcestershirePast/Wednesday.htm Worcestershire Past]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=41 Rootschat Worcester]
 
 
 
*[http://uk-transcriptions.accessgenealogy.com/Worcs..htm Transcriptions from Worcestershire Records]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~newbury/ Worcestershire Surname Interests]
 
 
 
*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Worcestershire/visitations/index.html The Visitation of Worcestershire 1569]
 
 
 
*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/worcestershire/index.html Worcestershire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/square/fk26/localpast/ Alcester and District Local History Society]
 
 
 
*[http://badsey.net/index.htm Badsey]
 
 
 
*[http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/index.html Bromsgrove Genealogy and Heraldry]
 
 
 
*[http://www.cradleylinks.co.uk/ Cradley Links]
 
 
 
*[http://www.halesowenroots.com/ Halesowen Roots]
 
 
 
*[http://www.phancocks.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/localhistory/localhis.htm Holt and Little Witley]
 
 
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/5386/?20071?20078 The History of Kempsey ]
 
 
 
*[http://www.kidcivicsoc.org.uk/index.html Historic Kidderminster]
 
 
 
*[http://www.mamblevillage.freeserve.co.uk/ Mamble Village]
 
 
 
*[http://www.mfhs.org.uk/ Malvern FHS]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~newbury/ Pershore]
 
 
 
*[http://uk-transcriptions.accessgenealogy.com/St.Andrew's,Netherton.htm St.Andrews's Netherton, Baptisms, Marriages & Burials]
 
 
 
*[http://www.stourbridge.co.uk/htm/welcome.htm Stourbridge History and Genealogy]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/index.htm Parish Register Transcripts]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wythallindex/index.htm Wythall People]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.lostlabours.co.uk/agenoria/ Images of the Stour Valley and the West Country]
 
 
 
*[http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wcc-arch-tithe-maps.htm Worcestershire Tithe and Inclosure Map Project]
 
 
 
*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/churches/worcester.html  Churches Of Britain And Ireland - Worcestershire]
 
 
 
*[http://www.worcestercitymuseums.org.uk/content/oldpics/odpind.htm Old Pictures and Photographs of Worcestershire]
 
 
 
*[http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wccindex/wcc-records/wcc-records-pic.htm Prints from the Worcestershire Record Office]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Register Office==
 
 
 
Worcestershire County Council now offer an [http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wccindex/wcc-cul/wcc-mas-registration-copy-certificates.htm Online copy certificate service]
 
 
 
'''Bromsgrove'''
 
 
 
Register Office<br>
 
School Drive<br>
 
Bromsgrove<br>
 
Worcs<br>
 
B60 1AY<br>
 
E-mail bromsgroveregisteroffice@worcestershire.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''Droitwich Register Office'''
 
 
 
Council Offices<br>
 
Ombersley Street East<br>
 
Droitwich<br>
 
WR9 8QX<br>
 
E-mail droitwichregisteroffice@worcestershire.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''Evesham'''
 
 
 
Register Office<br>
 
County Offices<br>
 
Swan Lane<br>
 
Evesham<br>
 
WR11 4TZ<br>
 
E-mail eveshamregisteroffice@worcestershire.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''Kidderminster'''
 
 
 
Register Office<br>
 
Council Offices<br>
 
Bewdley Road<br>
 
Kidderminster<br>
 
DY11 6RL<br>
 
E-mail kidderminsterregisteroffice@worcestershire.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''Malvern'''
 
 
 
Hatherton Lodge<br>
 
Avenue Road<br>
 
Malvern<br>
 
WR14 3AG<br>
 
E-mail malvernregisteroffice@worcestershire.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''Pershore'''
 
 
 
Wychavon Council Offices<br>
 
Queen Elizabeth Drive<br>
 
Station Road<br>
 
Pershore<br>
 
WR10 1PT<br>
 
E-mail pershoreregisteroffice@worcestershire.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''Redditch'''
 
 
 
Register Office<br>
 
29 Easemore Road<br>
 
Redditch<br>
 
Worcs<br>
 
B98 8ER<br>
 
E-mail redditchregisteroffice@worcestershire.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''Tenbury'''
 
 
 
The Pump Rooms<br>
 
Tenbury Wells<br>
 
WR15 8BA<br>
 
E-mail tenburyregisteroffice@worcestershire.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''Worcester'''
 
 
 
County Hall<br>
 
Spetchley Road<br>
 
Worcester<br>
 
WR5 2NP<br>
 
E-mail worcesterregisteroffice@worcestershire.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
 
 
 
Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
 
 
 
A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
 
*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
 
*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
 
*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
 
*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
 
 
 
If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
 
  
 
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