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Malvern é uma cidade e paróquia civil em Worcestershire, Inglaterra, [1] governada pelo Malvern Town Council. [2] Segundo o censo de 2001 , possui uma população de 28.749 habitantes, [ 3 ] e inclui o assentamento histórico e o centro comercial de Great Malvern no íngreme flanco oriental das Malvern Hills , e o antigamente ...
52.118°N 2.325°W. / 52.118; -2.325. Welcome to Malvern, on an approach road to the town centre. Malvern ( / ˈmɔːlvərn, ˈmɒl -/, locally also: / ˈmɔːvərn /) [2] [3] is a spa town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England. [4] It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The city of Worcester is the largest settlement and the county town. The county is largely rural, and has an area of 1,741 km 2 (672 sq mi) and a population of 592,057. After Worcester (103,872) the largest settlements are Redditch (87,036), Kidderminster (57,400), and Malvern (30,462).
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Great Malvern is approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-west of the city of Worcester, on the eastern slopes of the Malvern Hills. The elevation of the town ranges from about 50 to 200 metres (164 to 656 feet) above sea level. The River Severnruns roughly north-south about 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east of the town. Belle Vue Island (a public terraced g...
The town centre comprises two main streets at right angles to each other: the steep Church Street and Bellevue Terrace, a relatively flat north–south extension of the A449 which forms Malvern's western extremity along the flank of the hills. In the heart of the town is a statue of the composer Edward Elgar, while other statuary is dedicated to Malv...
Monastic Malvern
The town developed around its 11th-century priory, a Benedictine monastery, the remains of which make up some of the early parts of Great Malvern Priory, now a large parish church. Several slightly different histories explain the actual founding of the religious community. Legend tells that the settlement began following the murder of St. Werstan, a monk of Deerhurst, who escaped and fled through the Malvern Chase, finding sanctuary on the Malvern Hills and establishing a hermitage near St. A...
Post dissolution
During the Dissolution of the Monasteries the local commissioners were instructed to ensure that, where abbey churches were also used for parish worship, they should continue or could be purchased by parishioners. Accordingly, Malvern Priory survived by being acquired by a William Pinnocke and with it, much of its 15th-century stained glass windows. The monastic buildings were taken apart and anything usable was sold off. With the exception of the church building (of which the south transept...
Development as a spa
The health-giving properties of Malvern water and the natural beauty of the surroundings led to the development of Malvern as a spa, with resources for invalids and for tourists, seeking cures, rest and entertainment. Local legend has it that the curative benefit of the spring water was known in mediaeval times. The medicinal value and the bottling of Malvern water are mentioned "in a poem attributed to the Reverend Edmund Rea, who became Vicar of Great Malvern in 1612". Richard Banister, the...
In 1900 the former urban districts and towns of Great Malvern and Malvern Link were merged and the area forms the current six (parish) wards that constitute the civil parish of Malvern, which has a town council (based in Great Malvern). In 1951 the parish of Great Malvern had a population of 9954. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished. As Great ...
The Priory Park with its adjoining Malvern Splash pool and Winter Gardens occupies a large area in the centre of the town. The Winter Gardens complex is home to the Malvern Theatre, a leading provincial centre for dramatic arts,a cinema (film theatre), a concert venue/banqueting room, bars and cafeterias. For almost half a century, the Malvern Wint...
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries following the decline in Malvern's popularity as a spa town, many private boarding schools were established in Great Malvern, often occupying the premises of former hotels and large villas. Two large independent 'public' schools – Malvern Collegefor boys and girls and Malvern St James for girls – now remain...
Rail
Great Malvern railway station is located just off Avenue Road, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) downhill from the priory church and town centre, and provides direct services to Worcester, Hereford, Bristol, Westbury, Weymouth, Birmingham, Oxfordand London.
Bus
Several local bus services connect Great Malvern with the surrounding area.
Air
The nearest major airport is Birmingham approximately one hour by road via the M5 and M42 motorways. Gloucestershire Airport located at Staverton, in the borough of Tewkesbury is a busy general aviation airport used mainly for private charter and scheduled flights to destinations such as the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, pilot training, and by the aircraft of emergency services.
Robert Conquest, CMG, OBE, FBA, FAAAS (1917–2015), Anglo-American historian and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom(2005); born in Great MalvernAnne Darwin, Charles Darwin's daughter, is buried in the graveyard of Malvern Priory.Edward Elgar, composer, taught in Great Malvern. He is buried, along with a number of relatives, in the graveyard of nearby St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Church.Malvern est une paroisse civile et une station thermale du comté de Worcestershire en Angleterre [1]. Géographie [ modifier | modifier le code ] Le recensement du Royaume-Uni de 2001 lui attribue une population de 31 012 habitants, en comptant le centre historique et la zone d'activité de Great Malvern le long du coteau oriental ...
Malvern ist eine Stadt in der Grafschaft Worcestershire in England mit den Stadt- bzw. Gemeindeteilen Great Malvern, Malvern Link, Malvern Wells, West Malvern und North Malvern. Die gesamte Stadtgemeinde hatte gemäß der Volkszählung des Jahres 2021 37.379 Einwohner. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Lage. 2 Wirtschaft. 3 Geschichte. 4 Sehenswürdigkeiten.
Malvern é uma cidade e paróquia civil em Worcestershire, Inglaterra, [1] governada pelo Malvern Town Council. [2] Segundo o censo de 2001 , possui uma população de 28.749 habitantes, [3] e inclui o assentamento histórico e o centro comercial de Great Malvern no íngreme flanco oriental das Malvern Hills , e o antigamente independente ...
