Wyre Forest District
Coordinates: 52°23′20″N 2°15′18″W / 52.389°N 2.255°W / 52.389; -2.255
| Wyre Forest District | |
|---|---|
| — Non-metropolitan district — | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Worcestershire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Stourport-on-Severn |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Wyre Forest District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (TBA (council NOC)) |
| • MPs | Mark Garnier Bill Wiggin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.4 sq mi (195.4 km2) |
| Area rank | 169th (of 326) |
| Population (2011 est.) | |
| • Total | 98,000 |
| • Rank | 235th (of 326) |
| • Density | Bad rounding here1,300/sq mi (Bad rounding here500/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.2% White |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 47UG (ONS) E07000239 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SO8264776847 |
| Website | www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk |
Wyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England, covering the towns of Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, and several civil parishes and their villages. Its council is based in Stourport-on-Severn.
The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974, as a merger of Bewdley and Kidderminster municipal boroughs, Stourport-on-Severn Urban District Council and Kidderminster Rural District Council.
Read more about Wyre Forest District: Governance, Parishes in Wyre Forest District, Schools in Wyre Forest
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