Wychavon

Wychavon District
—  Non-metropolitan district  —
Wychavon shown within Worcestershire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Worcestershire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Pershore
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Wychavon District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• MPs	Harriett Baldwin Peter Luff Karen Lumley
Area
• Total	256.2 sq mi (663.5 km2)
Area rank	57th (of 326)
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	117,000
• Rank	181st (of 326)
• Density	456.7/sq mi (176.3/km2)
• Ethnicity	98.8% White
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
ONS code	47UF
OS grid reference	SO9445346235
Website	www.wychavon.gov.uk

Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in Pershore. Other towns in the district include Droitwich Spa, Evesham and Broadway. The district extends from the south-east corner of Worcestershire north and west. The districts to the west are Malvern Hills and Worcester and to the north Wyre Forest .

The district was created under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974. It was a merger of the boroughs of Droitwich and Evesham along with Evesham Rural District and most of Droitwich Rural District and most of Pershore Rural District.

The district's name, which was invented in 1973, contains two elements. "Wych" recalls the Saxon Kingdom of Hwicca, and "Avon" is for the River Avon.

Wychavon District Council is joint 'Council of the Year 2007', along with High Peak Borough Council. It was also featured as the 'Best Council to work for' by the Sunday Times

Civil Parishes

The Wychavon district includes the following Civil parishes

• Abberton Parish Meeting
• Abbots Morton Parish Council
• Ashton-under-Hill Parish Council
• Badsey and Aldington Parish Council
• Beckford Parish Council
• Bickmarsh Parish Meeting
• Birlingham Parish Council
• Bishampton and Throckmorton Parish Council
• Bredicot Parish Meeting
• Bredon, Bredons Norton and Westmancote Parish Council
• Bretforton Parish Council
• Broadway Parish Council
• Broughton Hackett Parish Meeting
• Charlton Parish Council
• Childswickham Parish Council
• Church Lench Parish Council
• Churchill Parish Meeting
• Cleeve Prior Parish Council
• Cookhill Parish Council
• Cropthorne Parish Council
• Crowle Parish Council
• Defford and Besford Parish Council
• Dodderhill Parish Council
• Drakes Broughton and Wadborough with Pirton Parish Council
• Droitwich Spa Town Council
• Eckington Parish Council
• Elmbridge Parish Council
• Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council
• Elmley Lovett Parish Council
• Evesham Town Council
• Fladbury Parish Council
• Flyford Flavell, Grafton Flyford and North Piddle Parish Council
• Great Comberton Parish Council
• Hadzor, Himbleton, Huddington and Oddingley (Saleway) Parish Council
• Hampton Lovett and Westwood Parish Council
• Hanbury Parish Council
• Hartlebury Parish Council
• Harvington Parish Council
• Hill and Moor Parish Council
• Hindlip, Martin Hussingtree and Salwarpe Parish Council
• Hinton-on-the-Green and Aston Somerville Parish Council
• Honeybourne Parish Council
• Inkberrow Parish Council
• Kemerton Parish Council
• Kington and Dormston Parish Council
• Little Comberton Parish Council
• Naunton Beauchamp Parish Council
• North and Middle Littleton Parish Council
• North Claines Parish Council
• Norton and Lenchwick Parish Council
• Norton-juxta-Kempsey Parish Council
• Offenham Parish Council
• Ombersley and Doverdale Parish Council
• Overbury and Conderton Parish Council
• Pebworth Parish Council
• Peopleton Parish Council
• Pershore Town Council
• Pinvin Parish Council
• Rous Lench Parish Council
• Sedgeberrow Parish Council
• South Littleton Parish Council
• Spetchley Parish Meeting
• Stock and Bradley Parish Council
• Stoulton Parish Council
• Strensham Parish Council
• Tibberton Parish Council
• Upton Snodsbury Parish Council
• Upton Warren Parish Council
• White Ladies Aston Parish Meeting
• Whittington Parish Council
• Wick Parish Council
• Wickhamford Parish Council
• Wyre Piddle Parish Council