Worcestershire Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. Between 1974 and 1998, it was merged with the neighbouring county of Herefordshire as Hereford and Worcester. The cathedral city of Worcester is the largest settlement and county town. Other major towns in the county include Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, and Stourport-on-Severn. The north-east of Worcestershire includes part of the industrial West Midlands; the rest of the county is largely rural. The county is divided into six administrative districts: Worcester, Redditch, Wychavon, Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest, and Bromsgrove. The county borders
Dominic of Evesham with the "Vitas" and the "Acta" were published in 1863 in the Rolls Series number 29, edited by William Dunn Macray. The "Vita Sancti Egwini", edited by Michael Lapidge, has been published in the journal "Analecta Bollandiana", which is devoted to the study of hagiography. Dominic of Evesham Dominic of Evesham was a medieval prior of Evesham Abbey in England and historical chronicler. Little is known of his life. He was probably a native Englishman, and was probably born sometime before 1077, and was probably raised around the abbey. He may have entered Evesham before 1077, but certainly by 1104,