Hereford and Worcester

American  

[her-uh-ferd] / ˈhɛr ə fərd /

noun

1. a county in W England. 1,516 sq. mi. (3,926 sq. km).

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Hereford and Worcester British  

noun

1. a former county of the W Midlands of England, created in 1974 from the historic counties of Herefordshire and (most of) Worcestershire: abolished in 1998 when Herefordshire became an independent unitary authority

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Hereford and Worcester

In neighbouring Worcestershire, a number of homes were damaged and 30 properties evacuated in the market town of Pershore, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Yapp told BBC Hereford and Worcester the news had come "out of the blue".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023

Multiple units from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue are on the scene, said a National Highways spokesperson.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2023

The Hereford and Worcester example is just one of 2,004,588 unclaimed prizes worth an enormous £68,670,200.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2022

Between the fair boundaries of the counties of Hereford and Worcester rise in a long undulation the sloping pastures of the Malvern Hills.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Henry Cabot Lodge