n.
City and administrative district (pop., 2001: 93,358), administrative and historic county of Worcestershire, west-central England.
Located on the River Severn , it was settled before AD 680. During the Middle Ages it was an important wool town and also became known for its glove making. Oliver Cromwell and his Parliamentarian army routed Charles II and his Scottish army in the Battle of Worcester, effecting an end to the English Civil Wars . In 1751 John Wall founded the porcelain industry for which the town became famous, and in 1838 the condiment known as Worcestershire sauce was introduced there by Lea & Perrins. The town's noted cathedral (11th14th century) contains the tombs of King John and Prince Arthur, the eldest son of Henry VII . Cathedral Grammar School and Royal Grammar School were founded in the 16th century.