For other places named "Alcester" see Alcester (disambiguation). Alcester is the name of several places, including: Alcester in Warwickshire, England. ...

Map sources for Alcester at grid reference SP0857

Alcester (pronounced 'olster' or 'aulster') is a small town in Warwickshire, England, situated approximately eight miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon. The 2001 census recorded a population of 6,214 in the town. It is situated near the meeting point of the River Arrow and River Alne. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... The River Arrow rises north of Redditch in Worcestershire and heads generally south to become a major tributary of the River Avon. ... The River Alne is a tributary of the Warwickshire Avon and has its headwaters to the north of Wootton Wawen. ...

Alcester is known for two local stately homes, Coughton Court and Ragley Hall. It is also a significant town on the 100 miles North / South Heart of England Way long distance walk route. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ragley Hall is in Alcester, Warwickshire, eight miles west of the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. ... The Heart of England Way[1] is a long distance walk of around 100 miles through the Midlands of England. ...

The town has a history going back to Roman times. In Roman times Alcester (Aluana) was a walled town and fort of some importance, being located at a junction between the Ryknild Street Roman road and the ancient Salt way from Droitwich. For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation) The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine... Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in Britain that runs from Bourton on the Water in Oxfordshire where it connected to the Fosse Way, to Rotherham in South Yorkshire, it went via Alcester, the area now covered by Birmingham (where a large fort was located), Lichfield, and... A Roman road in Pompeii The Romans, for military, commercial and political reasons, became adept at constructing roads, which they called viae (plural of singular via). ... Droitwich Spa is a town in northern Worcestershire, England. ...

The town today includes a number of preserved Tudor houses. The Tudor style, a term applied to the Perpendicular style, was originally that of the English architecture and decorative arts produced under the Tudor dynasty that ruled England from 1485 to 1603, characterized as an amalgam of Late Gothic style formalized by more concern for regularity and symmetry, with round...

External links

• Alcester.co.uk