CAR LEASING WORCESTER
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Did You Know?The city is best known for its magnificent Cathedral but is also famous for the world renowned Worcester Porcelain, the piquant Worcestershire Sauce and the most picturesque cricket ground in the country. King Charles II escaped his enemies from what is now known as King Charles House after the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651. The Severn is the longest River in Britain, stretching 220 miles to the sea at the Bristol Channel. The River Severn flows from north to south through Worcestershire meandering its way through a variety of town and villages including Bewdley, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcester and Upton upon Severn. Being in existence for over fourteen centuries, the Worcester Cathedral is one of the oldest churches in the world and still continues its purpose of being a place for worship and prayers. Worcester was formerly one of Britain’s leading glove-making areas and some leather companies employed people living in surrounding villages who made fine gloves by hand in their cottages. The remains of a 4,000 years-old Bronze Age burial site have been incorporated in a car park at Perdiswell, Worcester, making it the first park-and-ride scheme in Britain to be part of the nation’s historical heritage. Berrow’s Worcester Journal is the World’s oldest surviving newspaper. It has been continually published each week for over 300 years. Most back copies are now kept bound in the City Library. Worcester appears frequently in the historic records prior to the Viking era, often with reference to the church and monastic communities, and showing evidence of extensive ecclesiastical ownership of lands. During King Alfred's reign. By late medieval times the population had grown to 1,025 families, excluding the cathedral quarter, so probably stood under 10,000. Worcester had grown beyond the limits of its walls with a number of suburbs. THE WORCESTER CAR LEASING SPECIALIST Smart Lease is a trading name of Leaseline Vehicle Management Ltd. We reserve the right to withdraw any offer, service or price without notice. Errors and omissions excepted. |