Little Malvern

Little Malvern

Little Malvern Court
Little Malvern
 Little Malvern shown within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO770403
Civil parishLittle Malvern
DistrictMalvern Hills
Shire countyWorcestershire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MALVERN
Postcode district WR14
Dialling code 01684
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentWest Worcestershire
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Coordinates: 52°03′42″N 2°20′14″W / 52.06178°N 2.33713°W / 52.06178; -2.33713

Little Malvern is a small village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England. It is situated on the lower slopes of the Malvern Hills, south of Malvern Wells, near Great Malvern, the major centre of the area often referred to as The Malverns. Little Malvern shares a parish council with Welland, with 2 of the 11 councillors.[1]

History and features

The village contains a Romanesque church called Little Malvern Priory, after a Benedictine monastery that existed on the site c.1171-1537. Next to the church is the historic house, Little Malvern Court, home to the Berington family for over four centuries. The gardens of Little Malvern court are occasionally open to the public.[2]

The composer Edward Elgar and his wife Alice are buried at St. Wulstan's church, and noted singer Jenny Lind lived at Wynd's Point, behind the priory, during her last years.

According to a book published in 1848,[3] an important find of brass Roman coins was unexpectedly made in 1847 in Little Malvern by a Mr Commissioner Mayne and his sons who were out walking in search of geological items of interest.

Transport

The nearest railway station is Colwall, however Great Malvern is more typically more direct to reach; both are on the same line.

Notable people

Rear Admiral Basil Place VC, recipient of the Victoria Cross, born in Little Malvern.

References

  1. Little Malvern elections 2015
  2. Little Malvern Court
  3. W. S. W. Vaux, 1848: On a Discovery of Roman Coins, in the Parish of Little Malvern, Worcestershire
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