Wychavon

Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Pershore, and the other towns in the district are Droitwich Spa and Evesham. The district extends from the south-east corner of Worcestershire north and west. It borders all the other districts of Worcestershire, as well as the counties of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.

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 Nigel Huddleston Rachel Maclean
Area
• Total	256.2 sq mi (663.5 km2)
Area rank	58th (of 317)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	129,433
• Rank	177th (of 317)
• Density	510/sq mi (200/km2)
• Ethnicity	97.9 White 0.9% Mixed Race 0.6% S.Asian 0.2% Black 0.5% Chinese or Other
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	47UF (ONS) />E07000238 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SO9445346235
Website	www.wychavon.gov.uk

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 was 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. It increasingly shares management and staff with neighbouring Malvern Hills District Council.[1]