- a cathedral city in western England, on the River Severn, the administrative centre of Worcestershire; pop. 96,300 (est. 2009). It was the scene in 1651, during the English Civil War, of a battle in which Oliver Cromwell defeated a Scottish army under Charles Ⅱ. It has been a centre of porcelain manufacture since 1751.伍斯特（英格兰西部教区总教堂所在城市, 位于塞汶河畔, 伍斯特郡首府, 2009年估计人口96,300; 是1651年英国内战中奥利弗·克伦威尔打败查理二世领导下的苏格兰军队的战场; 自1751年起一直为瓷器制造中心）。