Three Counties popular apple and pear derived alcoholic beverages, many of which are made in this area. The Three Choirs Festival is a festival of sacred choral music which has been held since 1724. It rotates between the three county towns (Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester). It often features music by local composer Edward Elgar. Three Counties The Three Counties of England are traditionally the three agrarian counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Including towns and cities such as Worcester, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Hereford, Leominster, Stourbridge, Evesham, Malvern and Kidderminster, they extend from the southern boundaries of Birmingham in the north to Bristol in
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,