Great Malvern
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Great Malvern is a town in Worcestershire, England positioned at the foot of, and partly on the sides of, the Malvern Hills. The hills give the town a steep incline that makes getting around the town centre relatively tricky. At the heart of the town is a statue of Edward Elgar, who lived in and loved the town. There are many shops including two supermarkets (Waitrose and Somerfield — within 20 m of each other), W H Smith, Woolworths, Severn Office Supplies, Brays (a clothes store), and a Public Library. There is a fine Victorian railway station on the line from Worcester to Hereford. Malvern Theatres is the town's local theatre, and hosts a wide range of plays, films, and concerts. George Bernard Shaw co-founded the original theatre in Great Malvern. The Splash Leisure Complex has a swimming pool and gym. The Three Counties Showground, south of the town, is the location for the famous Three Counties Show and the Spring Gardening Show. There are many other events at the showground throughout the year.
Great Malvern is part of Malvern, Worcestershire, other parts include Malvern Link, Barnards Green, Malvern Wells, Little Malvern, North Malvern, West Malvern and Old Malvern.
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Location
Ordnance Survey Template:Gbmapping. Latitude: N52:06:42 , Longitude W002:18:46.
Great Malvern is approximately 8 miles south-west of the ciy of Worcester.
Education
Education is one of the largest employment sectors in the town. There are several private schools, two state secondary schools, and an adult education college (Malvern Hills College). The most well known private schools are Malvern College and Malvern Girls College.
The Chase Technology College is the largest secondary school in the town with 1700 pupils. Dyson Perrins in Malvern Link has about 900 students.
History
Great Malvern developed around an 11th century priory, the remains of which now are largely part of Great Malvern Priory, now a large parish church. The town remained very small until the 1800s when the taking of water in Malvern started to become fashionable. By the middle of the 19th century there were many hotels, bath houses and other establishments catering to the visitor.
External links
- Great Malvern Priory (http://www.greatmalvernpriory.org.uk/)
- Early 20th-century photographs of the town (http://www.malvernremembers.org.uk/PicGreatMal.html)
- Aerial view (http://www.malvern-hills.co.uk/aerialview.html)
- Tourism information (http://www.malvernhills.gov.uk/tourism/tourism.asp)
- Malvern Theatres (http://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk/)
- Three Counties site (http://www.threecounties.co.uk/)
- Royal Horticultural Society (http://www.rhs.org.uk/events/index.asp) (responsible for the Spring Gardening Show)
- The Chase school (http://www.chase.worcs.sch.uk)
- Dyson perrins school (http://www.dysonperrins.worcs.sch.uk/)
- Evesham and Malvern Hills College (http://www.evesham.ac.uk/index.asp)