Kidderminster

Kidderminster
Clockwise, from top:Town centre, with the Town Hall, fronted by a statue of Sir Rowland Hill; Slingfield Mill Chimney; St Mary and All Saints' Church seen from the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Kidderminster Location within Worcestershire
Area	16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population	57,400 (2021)[1]
• Density	3,532/km2 (9,150/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SO831767
• London	131 miles (211 km) SE
Civil parish	Kidderminster
District	Wyre Forest
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIDDERMINSTER
Postcode district	DY10, DY11
Dialling code	01562
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Wyre Forest
Website	Kidderminster Town Council
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°23′19″N 2°14′56″W / 52.3885°N 2.2490°W / 52.3885; -2.2490

Kidderminster is a market town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, 18 miles (29 km) south-west of Birmingham and 15 miles (24 km) north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2021 census, it had a population of 57,400.^[1] The town is twinned with Husum, Germany.

Situated in the far north of Worcestershire (and with its northern suburbs only 3 and 4 miles from the Staffordshire and Shropshire borders respectively), the town is the main administration centre for the wider Wyre Forest District, which includes the towns of Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, along with other outlying settlements.