a former county of the W Midlands of England, created in 1974 from the historic counties of Herefordshire and (most of) Worcestershire: abolished in 1998 when Herefordshire became an independent unitary authority
Hereford and Worcester in American English
county in WC England, comprising the former counties of Hereford and Worcester: 1,515 sq mi (3,924 sq km); pop. 677,000