Wyre Forest District

Wyre Forest
Non-metropolitan district
Kidderminster, the district's largest town and administrative centre
Wyre Forest shown within Worcestershire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Worcestershire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Kidderminster
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Wyre Forest District Council
• MP	Mark Garnier
Area
• Total	75.4 sq mi (195.4 km2)
• Rank	147th (of 296)
Population  (2021 Census)
• Total	101,600
• Rank	237th (of 296)
• Density	1,300/sq mi (520/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 95.9% White 1.9% Asian 1.4% Mixed 0.4% Black 0.4% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 53.3% Christianity 38.6% no religion 1% Islam 0.1% Hinduism 0.1% Judaism 0.3% Sikhism 0.2% Buddhism 0.5% other 5.9% not stated
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	47UG (ONS) E07000239 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SO8264776847

Wyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. It is named after the ancient woodland of Wyre Forest. The largest town is Kidderminster, where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, along with several villages and surrounding rural areas.

The district borders Bromsgrove District to the east, Wychavon to the south-east, Malvern Hills District to the south-west, Shropshire to the north-west, and South Staffordshire to the north.