Editing Alcester (section)

{{short description|Market town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}
{{about-distinguish-text|Alcester in Warwickshire|[[Alchester]] in Oxfordshire}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| official_name = Alcester
| coordinates = {{Coord|52|12|54|N|01|52|11|W|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name = Alcester.jpg
| static_image_caption = Alcester's High Street
| population = 6,035
| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2021|2021]])
| civil_parish = Alcester<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.alcester-tc.gov.uk/ |title=Alcester Town Council & Community Website |access-date=24 July 2019 |archive-date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724225447/https://www.alcester-tc.gov.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| shire_district = [[Stratford-on-Avon District|Stratford-on-Avon]]
| shire_county = [[Warwickshire]]
| region = West Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [[Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)|Stratford-on-Avon]]
| post_town = ALCESTER
| postcode_district = B49
| postcode_area = B
| dial_code = 01789
| os_grid_reference = SP0957
}}

'''Alcester''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-Alcester.ogg|ˈ|ɒ|l|s|t|ər|,_|ˈ|ɔː|l|-}} {{respell|OL|stər|,_|AWL|-}}) is a [[market town]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Stratford-on-Avon District]] in [[Warwickshire]], England. It is {{cvt|8|mi|0}} west of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], and 7 miles south of [[Redditch]]. The town dates back to the times of [[Roman Britain]] and is located at the junction of the [[River Alne]] and [[River Arrow, Worcestershire|River Arrow]].

In the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 6,035,<ref name="CPparish">{{cite web |title=Alcester Parish in West Midlands |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/stratford_on_avon/E04012351__alcester/ |publisher=City Population |access-date=3 May 2022 |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503075747/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/stratford_on_avon/E04012351__alcester/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with 6,421 in the built-up area.<ref name="CPbua">{{cite web |title=Alcester in Warwickshire (West Midlands) Built-up Area |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/warwickshire/E34004263__alcester/ |publisher=City Population |access-date=3 May 2022 |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503080928/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/warwickshire/E34004263__alcester/ |url-status=live }}</ref>