Kidderminster, town, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, central England, on the Stour River. An industrial town, Kidderminster is known as a center of carpet manufacture. Kidderminster was, from the 9th to the 12th century, a royal manor. Flemish weavers were important in the town during the 13th and 14th centuries. The carpet-manufacturing industry was established here in 1735. Population 54,644 (1991).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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