33 Facts About Malvern Worcestershire

Name Malvern Worcestershire is derived from the ancient British or old Welsh moel-bryn, meaning "Bare or Bald Hill", the modern equivalent being the Welsh moelfryn .

Large estates in Malvern Worcestershire were part of crown lands given to Gilbert "the Red", the seventh Earl of Gloucester and sixth Earl of Hertford, on his marriage to Joan of Acre the daughter of Edward I, in 1290.

Godfrey, who had granted land to the Priory, had jurisdictional disputes about Malvern Worcestershire Priory, resolved by Robert Burnell, the current Chancellor.

The discussion mentions Thomas Walsingham's view that Malvern Worcestershire was a hiding place of the Lollard knight Sir John Oldcastle in 1414.

Chambers wrote, in relation to the stained glass, "the situation of Malvern Worcestershire was so much admired by Henry VII, his Queen and their two Sons, Prince Arthur, and Prince Henry" that they made substantial endowments.

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Malvern Worcestershire Priory was thus acquired by a William Pinnocke and with it, much of the 15th century stained glass windows.

The medicinal value and the bottling of Malvern Worcestershire water are mentioned "in a poem attributed to the Reverend Edmund Rea, who became Vicar of Great Malvern Worcestershire in 1612".

Chambers, in his book about Malvern Worcestershire, praised Elizabeth, Countess Harcourt, whose patronage contributed to the development of hillside walks.

Malvern Worcestershire began to develop into a modern town in the early 1900s, with a continuing strong agricultural presence.

Original parish of Great Malvern Worcestershire included the hamlet of Guarlford and the chapelry of Newland, and stretched from the River Severn on the east to the Malvern Worcestershire Hills on the west.

The Guarlford parish covered much of eastern Malvern Worcestershire, including parts of Great Malvern Worcestershire, Pickersleigh, Poolbrook, Barnards Green, Hall Green and Sherrard's Green.

When winter low pressure systems move from south-west to north-east the Malvern Worcestershire area is often on the northern flank, meaning heavy snowfall while areas further south and east receive rain or no precipitation at all.

Malvern Worcestershire had already become an overspill for the nearby city of Worcester, and the new motorways constructed in the early 1960s brought the industrial Midlands within commuting distance by car.

The Lobelia pioneers William Crump and Dr Brent Elliott worked in Malvern Worcestershire and were awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Much architecture and statuary in the town centre is dedicated to Malvern Worcestershire water, including the St Ann's Well, which is housed in a building dating from 1813.

Malvern Worcestershire Theatres, housed in the Winter Gardens complex in the town centre, is a provincial centre for the arts.

Malvern Worcestershire entered the writings and lives of several 17th–19th century poets.

Malvern Worcestershire wrote the long poem about the hills and their views, called simply The Malverns.

Works of art in Malvern Worcestershire include fountains, statues, and Malvern Worcestershire water spouts by the sculptor Rose Garrard.

Malvern Worcestershire started painting the Malvern Hills when he retired in 1983.

Tank Quarry on North Hill and West of England Quarry on the Malvern Worcestershire Beacon were used as locations in the Doctor Who serial The Krotons, starring Patrick Troughton.

Malvern Worcestershire water is still being bottled from the original source by a family-run business under the name Holywell Spring Water.

Malvern Worcestershire has since 2013 been twinned with Marianske Lazne, a spa town in the Czech Republic, and since 2016 with Bagneres-de-Bigorre, a spa town in France.

Many of these are reproductions of 13th and 14th century architecture including Church of St Matthias, Malvern Worcestershire Link begun in 1843, which has a full set of ten ringing bells on which the first full peal of Grandsire Triples was rung on 1 June 1901.

Malvern Worcestershire has a community hospital on Worcester Road in Malvern Worcestershire Link.

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Malvern Worcestershire has several nursing and retirement homes for the care of senior citizens.

The Malvern Worcestershire area is covered by the Midlands Air Ambulance service, which has operated from the site of Strensham motorway services since 1991.

Malvern Worcestershire is served by the West Midlands Ambulance Service operated by the NHS Trust.

Dyson Perrins Church of England Academy in the northern part of the large suburb of Malvern Worcestershire Link, a Church of England school with almost 1000 pupils, is a specialist Sports College.

Malvern Worcestershire College is a coeducational public school, founded in 1865.

Malvern Worcestershire Hills College is a centre for further education providing government certificate vocational courses for adults and post 14-year-old students.

Malvern Worcestershire has an active University of the Third Age that was founded at Malvern Worcestershire Hills College in 1995.

The Malvern Worcestershire Hills are a popular launching site for hang gliding and paragliding and Malvern Worcestershire has a local hang gliding club.