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	MALVERN - LoveToKnow Article on MALVERN
		It is beautifully situated on the eastern slopes of the Malvern Hills, which rise abruptly from the flat valley of the Severn to a height of 1395 ft. in the Worcestershire Beacon.
		The district still bears the name of Malvern Chase, originally a Crown-land and forest, though it was granted to the earldom of Gloucester by Edward I. A ditch along the summit of the hills determined the ancient boundary.
		Malvern was in early times an important ecclesiastical settlement, but its modern fame rests on its fine situation, pure air, and chalybeate and bituminous springs.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MALVERN.htm (432 words)

	Great Malvern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Great Malvern is a town in Worcestershire, England positioned at the foot of, and partly on the sides of, the Malvern Hills.
		Malvern Theatres is the town's local theatre, and hosts a wide range of plays, films, and concerts.
		Great Malvern developed around an 11th century priory, the remains of which now are largely part of Great Malvern Priory, now a large parish church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Malvern (384 words)

	Malvern Hills, Worcestershire travel guide
		The name "Malvern" is derived from the Celtic term for "bare hill", which tells you something about the geology of the Malvern Hills.
		Another association with the Malvern Hills is literary; it was here that William Langland is said to have composed his "Vision of Piers Plowman", one of the earliest literary works in the English language.
		Malvern: Spa town famous for its superb church and drama festival.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/worcestershire/az/malvern-hills.htm (351 words)

	Malvern Interest
		Malvern water: springs, wells, fountains; Malvern Hills and geology/ archaeology now have their own page.
		Malvern, its name probably deriving from the Celtic for bare hill (Moel-bryn), is on the borders of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
		The adjacent Little Malvern Priory church (the link is to a history page looking at sculpture) has some interesting stained glass, restored 2004, with part of the east window from 15th century showing the then royal family.
	www.malverntrail.co.uk /interest.htm (1319 words)

	The Malvern Hills
		There are six main peaks in the hills the highest of which is the Worcestershire Beacon that rises to almost 1400 feet and on a clear day overlooks 15 counties, the great Cathedrals of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester are all visible from the summit.
		Probably Malvern's most famous son was Edward Elgar who is said to have composed much of his music while walking these hills and is buried at St. Wulstan's churchyard.
		Today Malvern is still famous for it's spring water that owes it's purity to the hard rocks from which it flows, a million bottles are sold throughout the world every year.
	www.btinternet.com /~yeatesprint/ross/malvern.html (265 words)

	The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes)Order 2002
		The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes)Order 2002
		Malvern Hills District Council shall make a print of the map marked "Map referred to in the District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2002" available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
		The parishes of Earl's Croome, Hill Croome and Ripple
	www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2002/20023224.htm (1458 words)

	The Beautiful Malvern Hills
		An aerial view of Great Malvern, it is an interesting picture but the names and inset pictures may not show on your browser.
		The hills and the surrounding area inspire many painters, see the work of one of them.
		The Malvern Hills Conservators are the guardians of the hills.
	www.malvern-hills.co.uk (456 words)

	Malvern Hills, landscape, water, history
		Malvern Hills Conservators are responsible for management of the Hills plus other green spaces dotted around.
		Malvern Hills AONB web site includes an Environmental Education Pack, which could be a good source of info for more than just school pupils.
		The three for the immediate Malvern area are: one around Great Malvern itself (looking at building stone), a walking one from The Wyche (Wyche and Purlieu) and a cycle (or car) tour of the Malvern Hills (as the latter has a 1 in bracckets, presumbaly there'll be a second route at some stage).
	www.malverntrail.co.uk /malvernhills.htm (1834 words)

	Malvern Hills Arts - Map
		Malvern Hills Art is open for business between the hours of 10am and 5pm on Mondays and 9.30am and 5.30pm Tuesdays to Saturdays.
		Malvern Hills Art is located in the heart of the historic town of Great Malvern, Worcestershire.
		Great Malvern is easily accessible by road and rail, not only is it close to the M5 and M50 but it also has direct rail links to London and Birmingham.
	www.malvernhillsart.co.uk /map.htm (98 words)

	Malvern Hills - Welcome to the Community
		Malvern Hills is Pittsford's finest exclusive new home community, with just 35 home sites on 88 acres of deciduous woods, two ponds and lush meadows.
		In keeping with Malvern Hills in England, after which the community is named, every home site is individually named and numbered.
		To experience the gracious Malvern Hills lifestyle, call Marie Kenton at 585-259-7041 or email to schedule a tour.
	www.ketmar.com /ketmarhomes/malvern-welcome.htm (196 words)

	Malvern Hills - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Malvern Hills (district), district council in Worcestershire, England
		Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the border of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, England
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malvern_Hills (88 words)

	Quarries In The Malvern Hills
		The Malvern Hills Conservators have allowed the M.I.A.C. access to their photographic archive and they have kindly given permission for some of these photographs to be reproduced on this site.
		The conservators obtained further powers as a result of the Malvern Hills Act 1924 and for the first time were able to rise funds locally and to compulsorily purchase some of the quarries.
		This Act stated that all quarrying on the Malvern Hills was to cease by June 1960.
	www.miac.org.uk /hills1.htm (556 words)

	BBC - Hereford and Worcester - Features - Malvern Hills
		The Malvern Hills are one of the most distinctive natural features in Great Britain, as well as being the source of the water that the Queen drinks.
		The Malvern Hills are some of the oldest and hardest rocks in the country - find out where more.
		The Malvern Hills have been voted one of the best places in the country to walk a dog.
	www26.thdo.bbc.co.uk /herefordandworcester/features/malvern_hills/index.shtml (259 words)

	Walking the Malvern Hills and beyond
		The northern half of the Hills has the advantage of being easy to get off if you've had enough and difficult to get very lost on, but this also means that you are rarely completely away from traffic noise (or perhaps that from the show ground).
		Malvern Hills District Footpath Society have put together various walk details which are available from Malvern Tourist Info and elsewhere.
		Malvern Hills Trail Guides Five leaflets descrining circular walks taking in sections of the Hills, plus an End to End one (15km and a thousand metres of climb if all peaks are included) and a town centre walk.
	www.malverntrail.co.uk /walkingmalvern.htm (1408 words)

	Malvern Hills AONB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Also a historical landscape, the ridge is crowned by three ancient hill forts, the most famous being the ditches and ramparts of British Camp.
		The AONB has a population of approximately 13,000 and villages such as Malvern Wells have experienced considerable growth in their retired population and in workers commuting to Birmingham and Worcester.
		The towns of Great Malvern and Ledbury fringe the AONB and the rural economy includes light manufacturing and prestige office development together with the important conference and holiday tourism sector.
	www.countryside.gov.uk /caseStudies/Malver_Hills_AONB.asp (330 words)

	BBC - Hereford and Worcester - Features - Malvern Hills - the warning beacons
		Beacons have been lit on top of the Malverns since Norman times, and in the 19th century fires were regularly lit on the hills as the 'Beaconmania' took hold of the country.
		The Worcestershire Beacon - the highest point on the Malverns - was an obvious place to have a warning beacon, as the fire would be seen on a clear night for scores of miles.
		The 19th century was the golden age for beacon lighting, with the flimsiest excuse being used to light fires on top of the hills.
	www.bbc.co.uk /herefordandworcester/content/articles/2004/07/08/malverns_beacons_feature.shtml (759 words)

	Birds of the Malvern area
		The Malvern Hills area is exciting from a birdwatching viewpoint because of its wide variety of habitat concentrated in a small area.
		In addition, the hills, rising from the Severn Vale, are visible from a great distance and thus attract species on passage in spring and autumn that are not seen in such numbers in the surrounding areas.
		The Malvern area is one of the most northwesterly places in the country where Nightingales can be heard each summer, but only in very small numbers, usually in overgrown scrubland.
	www.malvernhills.org.uk /birds (870 words)

	Malvern Landscapes
		Malvern (that's Malvern in Worcestershire in the UK) is famous for its hills and many visitors are awestruck by the views that they get from the top.
		One of Malvern's claims to fame is that there is reputed to be a higher percentage of PhD's per 1000 people in Malvern than anywhere else in the UK.
		Not really Malvern but not far away and another good example of the importance of having a strong foreground to give depth to a view.The warmth of the burnt sienna in the foreground really helps to bring the foreground forward which in turn helps the background to recede.
	wossname.thingy.com /Malvern.htm (486 words)

	This is Herefordshire \| CommuniGate \| Malvern Hills District Footpath Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Malvern Hills District Footpath Society was formed in 1973 with the aim:
		We are chiefly active in the areas surrounding the Malvern Hills, including large parts of east Herefordshire and west Worcestershire.
		Here is the view of the Malvern Hills ridge that the MHDFS Web Editor enjoys the most.
	www.communigate.co.uk /here/malvernhillsdistrictfootpathsociety (218 words)

	MALVERN HILLS CONSERVATORS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Malvern Chase: Mr R G Roberts, 01684 567699.
		Malvern Priory: Mr R G Witcomb, 01684 573493.
		Malvern Hills District Council: Mr M A Angell, 01684 891892.
	www.thisisstratford-upon-avon.co.uk /worcestershire/malvern/info/MALVERN_INFO30.html (130 words)

	Eat, drink, stay in Malvern
		Malvern Hills Hotel (or try Active Hotels web page) is right next to British Camp.
		Malvern Hills Brewery, 15 West Malvern Road, North Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4ND.
		Also see Worcester CAMRA web pages for local independent breweries and info on their Real Ale around the Malvern Hills guide; The county's quarterly newsletter, Pint Taken, is reproduced on the web.
	www.malverntrail.co.uk /food.htm (1319 words)

	malvern hills area of outstanding natural beauty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Those visitors who are staying overnight away from home, but are not staying overnight in the Malvern Hills AONB.
		For the purpose of this study, a fourth category of those 'living within the study area' was also included to further differentiate the profile and behaviour of local resident use of the AONB.
		The three standard groups are subdivided into visitors who are resident in the UK and those from overseas.
	www.malvernhillsaonb.org.uk /25.html (559 words)

	BBC - Hereford and Worcester - Malvern Hills History
		The coming of the Romans meant the end of hill forts, but the start of one of the great Malvern legends.
		Even if they didn't make a last stand their the Ancients Britains are probably responsible for the name Malvern, or moel-bryn meaning "the bare hill".
		On the ridge of the hills running north to south is the Shire Ditch, which dates to the 13th century.
	www.bbc.co.uk /herefordandworcester/features/malverns/new_malverns_history.shtml (551 words)

	Malvern Hills Quarry Railways
		There was a locomotive to work the comparatively short length of the tramway from the foot of the hill to the pond, for Mr Harry Pedlingham can remember that when he was about ten years old there was an accident involving a locomotive at the incline foot in which a man’s leg was severed.
		One of the original concerns of the Malvern Conservators was that Wyche Quarry and Colwall Park Quarry might both be worked to such an extent that they would eventually meet, thereby causing a nasty gash in the famous outline of the Hills.
		In 1910 it was proposed that a passenger-carrying funicular railway be built up the eastern slope of the Hills from Malvern to the summit of Worcestershire Beacon, which is one of the best viewpoints in the Hills.
	www.miac.org.uk /hills.htm (2964 words)

	Hillsreach - Bed and Breakfast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We are situated on a 'no through road' in the village of Upper Welland, nestling at the foot of the Malvern Hills with outstanding views towards the hills and across St Wulstans Nature Reserve(7 mins walk) extending to the Severn Vale.
		Whether you wish to walk the hills, visit nearby Malvern and it's lovely surrounding villages we think you will find this is an ideal location with a friendly relaxed atmosphere.
		Access to the Malvern Hills is either a ten minute walk or a three minute drive to the British Camp car park.
	www.hillsreach.co.uk (210 words)

	Malvern, Worcestershire, UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hills Arts has a great listing of all kinds of arts in the Malvern area, particularly music, song, dance and healing.
		Malvern Theatres run the Winter Gardens, theatre, cinema and arts complex in the town.
		This is Malvern is a useful compendium of news, events and services in Malvern.
	www.roscalen.com /malvern.htm (589 words)

	Worcestershire
		The North Cotswold Hills and Bredon Hill lie along the Southeast border of the county.
		Spa town on the east side of the Malvern Hills, which extend for about 16 km / 10 miles and have their high point in Worcester Beacon 425 m / 1,395 ft. The Malvern Festival 1929-39, associated with the playwright G B Shaw and the composer Edward Elgar, was revived 1977.
		The town is often troubled by flooding from the Severn when rains locally and from the Welsh hills combine to raise the river level to cover the lanes which run alongside the river.
	www.fatbadgers.co.uk /Tourism/worcinfo.htm (1724 words)

	The Worcestershire Beacon - A Malvern Hills walk - Walking Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Malvern Hills are a string of rounded summits stretching some 10km that are clearly visible from the M5 Motorway.
		To the west lies the County of Hereford with pleasant rolling countryside predominant whilst to the east lies the flood plain of the River Severn.
		From the summit of the Beacon descend north to reach a wide col. Ahead lies North Hill with a lower satellite to its left.
	www.walkingbritain.co.uk /walks/walks3/w211.shtml (368 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Malvern
		He was probably one of those sent by Abbot Gilbert of Westminster to establish a regular community at Malvern on land previously given for the purpose by Urso D'Abitot and Edward the Confessor.
		William the Conqueror confirmed these grants and was himself a benefactor, as also was Henry I. This connexion with Westminster led later on to a famous and protracted conflict between the bishops of Worcester and the Abbot of Westminster.
		The choir and tower of its church alone remain; portions of the monastery are incorporated in The Court, an old Catholic mansion, the seat of the Beringtons.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09577b.htm (884 words)

	The Original WWP - The Malvern Hills - Robert Bilsland - World Wide Panorama
		The panorama was taken towards the northern end of the Malvern Hills on top of one of the minor peaks heading up towards the highest point, the Worcestershire beacon at 425m.
		The full range of hills is approximately 8 miles long (running north south) and half a mile wide.
		Malvern is of course famous for a few things around the world.
	geoimages.berkeley.edu /wwp304/html/RobertBilsland.html (429 words)

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