Wychavon

Wychavon District
Wychavon District
Non-metropolitan district
	Evesham, the district's largest town
	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 (Conservative); Chris Bloore (Labour); Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
Area
• Total	256.2 sq mi (663.5 km2)
• Rank	50th (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	134,536
• Rank	176th (of 296)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.9% White ; 1.2% Mixed ; 1.1% Asian ; 0.5% other ; 0.3% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 57.7% Christianity ; 35% no religion ; 0.5% Islam ; 0.2% Hinduism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.3% Sikhism ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.4% other ; 5.6% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	47UF (ONS) />E07000238 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SO9445346235

Wychavon (/ˈwɪtʃ.eɪvən/)^[3] is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. The largest towns therein are Evesham and Droitwich Spa; the council is based in the town of Pershore. The district also includes numerous villages and surrounding rural areas, and includes part of the Cotswolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The district's name references the Saxon Kingdom of Hwicce and the River Avon. The population in 2022 was 134,536.