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Kidderminster is a town in the Worcestershire, England, located in the Wyre Forest district. Population: 55,182 (2001 Census).The modern carpet industry was founded in the area in 1785 by Brintons, and the carpet industry became extremely important to the local economy, so much so that the local newspaper is still named the Kidderminster Shuttle after the shuttles used on the carpet looms. Although much declined in recent years, the industry is still a significant employer in the area, with Brintons still employing several hundred people.
Kidderminster stands on the junction of the River Stour and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. The preserved Severn Valley Railway runs from the town to Bridgnorth.
Kidderminster was the birthplace of Josiah Mason and Rowland Hill. The Puritan minister Richard Baxter spent many years in the town, and there is a statue to him outside the church at which he was based.
It is notable that in the UK general election, 2001, the town returned Dr Richard Taylor as an independent MP for the Wyre Forest parliamentary constituency. Only a handful of independent MPs have been elected since World War II and Taylor had fought the election to protest against the proposed reduction in services at a Kidderminster hospital.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C is the town's football club.
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