Malvern Wells
Malvern Wells | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | MALVERN | |
Postcode district | WR14 | |
Police | West Mercia | |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
West Worcestershire | ||
Malvern Wells is a village and
Location
Malvern Wells lies on the eastern slopes of the Malvern Hills south of Great Malvern (the town centre of Malvern) and north of Little Malvern. It takes its name from the Malvern water issuing from springs on the hills, principally from the Holy Well and the Eye Well.[2] The northern end of the parish includes the Wyche Cutting, the historic salt route pass through the hills, which form the border between the counties of Herefordshire (on the western side) and Worcestershire. The actual cutting through the granite hill face is at a height of 856 feet above sea level.
The northern part of the parish includes the "Fruitlands" housing estate. In the southern part of the parish is the settlement of Upper Welland and in the western part the settlements of Upper Wyche and Lower Wyche. To the east of the village of Malvern Wells and also in the parish is the Three Counties Showground.
History
Wells
In 1558
Railway history
Malvern Wells railway station, as part of the Worcester and Hereford Railway (which became part of the West Midland Railway then the Great Western Railway), opened on 25 May 1860, then closed again on 19 January 1861 before reopening 1 February 1864. It was closed finally on 5 April 1965.[5]
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Transport
The nearer of the two Malvern railway stations to the village is Great Malvern on the Worcester to Hereford line. It has services to Birmingham and to London Paddington station. The village is served by a daily long-distance coach service between Worcester and London Victoria.[11] There are regular bus links with Great Malvern and Malvern Link.[12]
Notable people
In birth order:
- Georgiana Chatterton (1806–1876), novelist and travel writer, died here on 6 February 1876.[13]
- C. W. Stephens (c. 1845–1917), architect, was born here.
- Edward Elgar (1857–1934), composer. Elgar and his wife leased a house they named Craig Lea, an anagram of the family initials, at 86 Wells Road, Malvern Wells.[14]
- Gallipoliveteran, was born here.
- Hugh Sherwood Cordery (1880–1973), senior New Zealand customs official, was born here.
- John Harber (1889–1962), first-class cricketer, was born here.
- Rick Stein (born 1947), master chef and television broadcaster, attended Wells House School in Malvern Wells.[15]
References
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Malvern Wells PC – wells Retrieved 14 October 2009
- ISBN 978-0-7112-2915-0
- ^ Official Malvern Water brochure, Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (2009)
- ^ Butt, R. V. J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens.
- ^ "Upton upon Severn – The Railway Station". www.Upton.uk.net. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Bateman, Anthony (25 June 2015). "'Repugnant', 'uninspired' and 'awful' - works hated by their own composers". Retrieved 29 April 2019 – via www.TheGuardian.com.
- ^ "Malvern Wells - WW1 and WW2". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Malvern Wells PC – education Archived 2009-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Wells House School, Malvern: Schools in Malvern". Schooletc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Timetable Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Timetable, e. g. Retrieved 14 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ODNB entry on Chatterton, Henrietta Georgiana Marcia Lascelles. Retrieved 13 November 2012. Pay-walled.
- ISBN 0-905210-14-X.
- ^ The Independent Retrieved 14 February 2016.