Great Malvern
Great Malvern shown within Worcestershire
OS grid reference	SO786459
District	Malvern Hills
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALVERN
Postcode district	WR14
Dialling code	01684
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
European Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Wyre Forest
List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire

Coordinates: 52°07′N 2°20′W / 52.11, -2.33

View over Great Malvern at sunrise

Malvinha Fountain on Belle Vue Island not far from Elgar's statue and the Enigma Fountain

Great Malvern is a town in Worcestershire, England, positioned at the foot, and partly on the sides, of the Malvern Hills. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Energy policy In May 2006 a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in Malvern Hills produced the 6th highest average carbon emissions in the country at Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Worcester postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Broadway, Droitwich, Evesham, Malvern, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. West Mercia Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the counties of Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin) The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WMAS is the second-largest ambulance service in the UK West Midlands is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Wyre Forest is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the ceremonial county of Worcestershire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire

Great Malvern is the main part of Malvern, Worcestershire; other parts include Barnards Green, Little Malvern, Malvern Link, Malvern Wells, North Malvern, and West Malvern often referred to - along with the hills - as The Malverns. Malvern is a Town and Civil parish in Worcestershire, England. Barnard's Green is a popular district centre in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England situated about 1 mile down the hill from the main town centre Little Malvern is a small village south of Malvern Wells in Worcestershire, England. Malvern Link is an area of Malvern, Worcestershire, England to the north and east of Great Malvern. Malvern Wells is a fairly modern Village formed from parts of the Parishes of Great Malvern, North Malvern is an area of Malvern Worcestershire, England. It nestles on the northern slopes of the Malvern Hills. West Malvern is a Village on the west side of the north part of the Malvern Hills at the western edge of Worcestershire.

Town centre

The Malvern Hills give the town a steep incline, particularly Church Street, one of the two main streets, which makes getting around the town centre relatively tricky. The other main street is the perpendicular Bellevue Terrace, a relatively flat extension of the Worcester Road. At the heart of the town is a statue of Edward Elgar, who lived in and loved the town. Among the many shops are two supermarkets (Waitrose and Somerfield, 20 meters (66 feet) apart), a W H Smith bookshop, a Woolworths department store, Severn Office Supplies, Brays (clothing), and an extensive Public Library. Customer divider barjpg|thumb|In supermarkets sellers periodically change prices for classes of goods in response to market conditions rather than negotiating the price of each good Waitrose is the Supermarket division of the John Lewis Partnership, with 192 branches as of September 2008 Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit This article is about the retail chain for people of that name see William Henry Smith. This article is about the British Woolworths Group plc, and its stores A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution Since the construction of supermarkets in the town centre and other parts of Malvern, most of the shops in the town centre are now tea-rooms, specialist cafés and snack bars, banks, building societies (British home mortgage companies), second-hand books shops, law firms and solicitors offices and estate agents.

Along the railway line from Worcester to Hereford is the Victorian Great Malvern railway station, whose waiting room has been converted to a traditional tearoom. Worcester (ˈwʊstə is a city and County town of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands of England. Hereford ( ˈhɛrɨfəd is a city, Civil parish and County town of Herefordshire, England. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Great Malvern railway station is situated close to the centre of Great Malvern, England. The station is a listed building and is a superb existing example of Victorian railway architecture. It has a private pedestrian tunnel (now derelict) built specially for the guests of the nearby Imperial Hotel which was the town's largest during its heyday as a spa town and resort. In 1893 the building which housed the hotel became the Malvern Girls' College now called Malvern St James. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Malvern Girls' College was a leading Independent school for girls in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England. Malvern Theatres is the town's local theatre in the Winter Gardens complex, and hosts a wide range of plays, films, and concerts. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one George Bernard Shaw co-founded the original theatre, in Great Malvern. George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. The Splash Leisure Complex has a swimming pool and gymnasium. The town regularly hosts arts and other festivals in the Winter Gardens which also includes a large concert/banqueting room, bars, cafeterias and a cinema (movie theatre). The Priory Park with its adjoining Malvern Splash pool and Winter Gardens occupies a large area in the centre of the town.

Health

Malvern has a hospital, which dates from the early 20th century, replacing an earlier hospital off Newtown Road. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on It could be described as a cottage hospital. The original concept of a cottage hospital was a small rural hospital having up to 25 beds Many in-patients are elderly, recuperating before discharge back to their homes. Consultants from Worcester Royal Hospital hold clinics there. In 2006, the future of this hospital is uncertain. There are plans to build a new hospital for Malvern, but no final decision has been made. The need for a new hospital has been discussed in Parliament. In 2006 a new, modern health complex was opened on the edge of Malvern Link from which most of the town's GPs now operate.

Location

Ordnance Survey grid reference SO786459. Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Latitude: N52:06:42, Longitude W002:18:46.

Great Malvern is approximately 13 kilometres (8 miles) south-west of the city of Worcester, on the eastern slopes of the Malvern Hills. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Worcester (ˈwʊstə is a city and County town of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands of England. The altitude of the town ranges from about 50 to 200 meters (164 to 656 feet) above sea level. Mean sea level (MSL is the average (mean height of the Sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface The River Severn runs roughly north-south about 6. For other rivers named "Severn" see Severn River. The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin 4 kilometers (4 miles) to the east of the town.

Education

Education is one of the largest fields of employment in Great Malvern, which is home to several private schools, two state secondary schools, and the adult-education Malvern Hills College. Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes The best-known private schools are Malvern College and Malvern St James. Malvern College is a Coeducational British Public School, founded in 1865

The Chase Technology College is the largest secondary school in the town, with 1,800 pupils. The Chase, also known as The Chase Technology College and The Chase High School, is a Secondary school (ages 11-18 in Malvern Worcestershire Dyson Perrins High School, in Malvern Link, has about 900 students. Dyson Perrins High School is a co-educational comprehensive state secondary school in Malvern Worcestershire, England. Malvern Link is an area of Malvern, Worcestershire, England to the north and east of Great Malvern.

Showground

The Three Counties Showground, a few miles to the south of Malvern on the road to the town of Upton upon Severn (part of the Malvern District), is the venue for the famous Three Counties Show which while traditionally representing the three counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, it is one of the country's most important agricultural shows and events. The Three Counties of England are traditionally the three agrarian counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Upton-upon-Severn is a small Town in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England, on the River Severn, often incorrectly called Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century An agricultural show is a public event showcasing the equipment animals sports and recreation associated with Agriculture and Animal husbandry. It also hosts the Spring Gardening Show, and many other events throughout the year.

Fringe Festival

Great Malvern is the home of one of the oldest Fringe festivals in the world. Fringe theatre is a term used to describe Alternative theatre, or entertainment not of the mainstream ^[1] The main events of the Malvern Fringe are the May Day and the annual three day festival held in June as a fringe to the Elgar Festival. The Malvern Fringe Festival is an arts festival (founded 1977 which takes place in Great Malvern, England. May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several Public holidays In many countries May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour These are accompanied by musical and other live events throughout the year.

History

Great Malvern developed around an 11th-century priory, the remains of which make up much of Great Malvern Priory, now a large parish church. A priory is a House of men or women under religious vows headed by a Prior or prioress Great Malvern Priory, in Malvern Worcestershire, England, was a Benedictine Monastery c A parish church, in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a Parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches

The town remained small until the early 1800s, when the 'taking of the water' in Malvern came into fashion after being first recommended by Dr. Wall in 1756. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a By the 1820s the Baths and the Pump Room were opened and by the middle of the 19th century, there were many hotels, bath houses, and other establishments catering to the visitor, benefitting from the coming of the railways after the 1850s. Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman The Malvern water became famous for containing "nothing at all".

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many private boarding schools were established in Great Malvern; two large private secondary schools - one for boys, The Boy's College, Malvern College, and one for girls, Malvern St James's - now remain and rank among the country's foremost private schools. Malvern College is a Coeducational British Public School, founded in 1865

See also

• Great Malvern Priory

External links

Geography and layout

• Town centre map
• Aerial view
• Early 20th-century photographs of the town

History and culture

• Great Malvern Priory
• Malvern festival
• Malvern Fringe Festival
• Malvern Theatres
• Malvern Library
• Malvern Spa Association

Education

• Evesham and Malvern Hills College
• The Chase school
• Dyson Perrins school
• Malvern St James
• Malvern College

Tourism

• Three Counties site
• Royal Horticultural Society (responsible for the Spring Gardening Show)
• Tourism information

Health

• Malvern Hospital (NHS site)
• Hospital Bank site redevelopment (2001 newspaper article)

News

• Malvern Gazette Local Malvern weekly newspaper

Footnotes