Link Top

Link Top
Link Top
Shire county	Worcestershire;
Region	West Midlands;
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
UK Parliament	West Worcestershire;
	List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°07′14″N 2°19′48″W / 52.1206°N 2.3301°W

Link Top is a locality of

A449

) that forms a complex junction with the North Malvern Road, Hornyold Road, Newtown Road, and Lygon Bank,

The main shopping area of Link Top stretches along the Worcester Road and Newtown Road and contains most of the retail outlets and amenities common to a village including pharmacies, dry goods stores, electrical and TV shops, hairdressers, hardware stores, fast-food, a post office, and a number of pubs. The centre of the area is dominated by the Church of the Holy Trinity (Anglican), the parish church of North Malvern, built in 1851 and its large parish hall.^[1]

Notable people

Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, lived in Malvern for a while after being forced out of Ethiopia by the Italian invasion in the late 1930s. During this time he attended services at Holy Trinity Church.^[2]

Transport

Rail

London Paddington

.

Bus

Several local bus services connect Link Top with the surrounding area including the 42, S42 operated by Astons Coaches stopping in Barnards Green bus shelter. Serving areas further afield are: the Malvern to Worcester route 44, 44A, 44B operated by

First Midland Red serving stops at the Barnards Green bus shelter and Pound Bank; The Worcester - Upton-upon-Severn - Malvern route 362/363 operated by Diamond West Midlands serves that stops at the Barnards Green bus shelter and the Malvern - Gloucester - Cheltenham

route 377 (Saturdays only) operated by Diamond West Midlands, stopping at the Court Road shops and the Barnards Green bus shelter.

Air

The nearest major airport is

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.

References

^ Holy Trinity Malvern Retrieved 7 February 2010
^ "Emperor's life in town is recalled in BBC film". Malvern Gazette. Newsquest Media Group. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

External links

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[1] Holy Trinity Malvern Retrieved 7 February 2010

[2] "Emperor's life in town is recalled in BBC film". Malvern Gazette. Newsquest Media Group. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

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