Area of England where stories circulated about Roman Catholic (14)

I believe the answer is:

worcestershire

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'area of england' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'where stories circulated about roman catholic' is the wordplay.
'circulated' indicates an anagram.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'roman catholic' becomes 'rc' (abbreviation for Roman Catholic).
'where'+'stories'='wherestories'
'wherestories' is an anagram of 'woestershire'.
'woestershire' enclosing 'rc' is 'WORCESTERSHIRE'.

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(Other definitions for worcestershire that I've seen before include "saucy locale?" , "where triennial choir festival staged?" , "English county" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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