Malvern Hills
The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern. The highest summit of the hills affords a panorama of the Severn valley with the hills of Herefordshire and the Welsh mountains, parts of thirteen counties, the Bristol Channel, and the cathedrals of Worcester, Gloucester and Hereford.
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... poem The Visions of Piers Plowman (1362) was inspired by the Malvern Hills and the earliest poetic allusion to them occurs in the poem And on a Maye mornynge on Malverne hylles ... Langland, the reputed writer, was possibly educated at the priory of Great Malvern ... Several roads and buildings in Malvern are named after him ...
2.222714°W / 52.11486 -2.222714 Clifton Clifton District Malvern Hills Shire county Worcestershire Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town ... Settlements in Malvern Hills District Towns Malvern Tenbury Wells Upton-upon-Severn Villages Abberley Alfrick Pound Alfrick Astley Bank Street Barnards ...
2°18′41″W / 52.1048°N 2.3115°W / 52.1048 -2.3115 Malvern Hills Science Park is located in Malvern, Worcestershire, England ... between a number of partners including QinetiQ, Malvern Hills District Council, Worcestershire County Council, and the West Midlands Regional Development Agency (Advantage West ...
... Green Road Bowling Green OS grid reference SO815510 - London 103 miles (166 km) District Malvern Hills Shire county Worcestershire Region West ... Settlements in Malvern Hills District Towns Malvern Tenbury Wells Upton-upon-Severn Villages Abberley Alfrick Pound Alfrick Astley Bank Street Barnards Green ...
... of England Tourist Board carried out a survey of visitors to the Malvern hills on behalf of the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership (AONB) ... Those questioned indicated that the thing they liked most about the hills was "the scenery and views" ... study to "identify and assess a selection of key views to and from the Malvern Hills" it was carried out in 2009 by Cooper Partnership Ltd, a firm of ...
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“The scenery of mountain towns is commonly too much crowded. A town which is built on a plain of some extent, with an open horizon, and surrounded by hills at a distance, affords the best walks and views.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Ye elms that wave on Malvern Hill
In prime of morn and May,
Recall ye how McClellan’s men
Here stood at bay?”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)