This worcestershire sauce substitute is about the county in England. For the sauce, see Worcestershire sauce.

Over the centuries the county borders have been modified, but it was not until 1844 that substantial changes were made. The hand axe discovered in 1970s in Hallow. Potentially the first Early Middle Palaeolithic artefact from the West Midlands. The geographical area now known as Worcestershire was first populated at least 700,000 years ago.

The area became predominantly agricultural in the Bronze Age, leading to population growth and more evidence of settlement. The Roman period saw establishment of the villa system in the Cotswolds and Vale of Evesham. There is also evidence for Roman settlement and industrial activity around Worcester and King’s Norton. The area which became Worcestershire formed the heartland of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the Hwicce. It was absorbed by the Kingdom of Mercia during the 7th century and became part of the unified Kingdom of England in 927. During the Middle Ages, much of the county’s economy was based on the wool trade.