Editing Worcestershire (section)

== Physical geography ==
[[File:Worcestershire Beacon.jpg|thumb|right|Summit of the [[Worcestershire Beacon]] in the [[Malvern Hills]], the county's highest point]]
The [[Malvern Hills]], which run from the south of the county into Herefordshire, are made up mainly of [[volcanic]] [[igneous rock]]s and [[metamorphic rock]]s, some of which date from more than 1,200&nbsp;million years ago. They are designated as an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONB). The [[Worcestershire Beacon]], which at {{convert|425|metres|feet}} is the highest point in the county, lies in this range.<ref name=Bathurst_2012>{{cite book |last= Bathurst |first= David |year= 2012 |title= Walking the county high points of England |location= Chichester |publisher= Summersdale |isbn= 978-1-84-953239-6 |pages= 167–173}}; {{cite web |url=http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/CountyTops.php |title=County Tops |publisher=Hill-bagging.co.uk |access-date=15 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225850/http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/CountyTops.php |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref>

The rest of the county consists of undulating hills and farmland stretching either side of the [[Severn]] valley. The Severn is the United Kingdom's longest river and flows through [[Bewdley]], [[Stourport-on-Severn]] and [[Worcester, England|Worcester]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-course-of-the-river-severn-from-source-to-sea/340.html |title=Learning Zone Class Clips - The course of the River Severn - from source to sea - Geography Video |publisher=BBC |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=15 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505090512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-course-of-the-river-severn-from-source-to-sea/340.html |archive-date=5 May 2013  }}</ref> The [[River Avon (Warwickshire)|River Avon]] flows through the Worcestershire town of [[Evesham]] and joins the Severn at [[Tewkesbury]], [[Gloucestershire]].

Several coniferous and deciduous woodlands are located in the north of the county. The [[Vale of Evesham]] runs through the south of the county and to its south are the [[Cotswolds]] AONB.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aonb.org.uk/wba/naaonb/naaonbpreview.nsf/Web%20Default%20Frameset?OpenFrameSet&Frame=Main&Src=%2Fwba%2Fnaaonb%2Fnaaonbpreview.nsf%2F%24LU.WebHomePage%2F%24first!OpenDocument%26AutoFramed |title=NAAONB Website |publisher=Aonb.org.uk |access-date=15 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624084952/http://www.aonb.org.uk/wba/naaonb/naaonbpreview.nsf/Web%20Default%20Frameset?OpenFrameSet&Frame=Main&Src=%2Fwba%2Fnaaonb%2Fnaaonbpreview.nsf%2F%24LU.WebHomePage%2F%24first!OpenDocument%26AutoFramed |archive-date=24 June 2013  }}</ref>
[[File:Honeybourne station-Geograph-3549213-by-Rob-Newman.jpg|thumb|[[Honeybourne railway station]] on the [[Cotswold Line]] and the potential [[Honeybourne Line]]]]

===Green belt===
{{further|West Midlands Green Belt}}
Worcestershire contains a broad expanse of [[Green belt (United Kingdom)|green belt]] area, widening to over {{convert|16|km}} in places. It is part of the larger belt surrounding the West Midlands county, and first drawn up from the 1950s. All of the county's districts other than Malvern Hills contain some portion of the belt.