West Malvern


West Malvern is a village and a civil parish, located on the west side of the north part of the Malvern Hills, at the western edge of Worcestershire, England. The village has become effectively a suburb of Malvern and is part of the area often referred to as The Malverns and locally administered by Malvern Hills District Council as well as its own parish council.
Due to its altitude West Malvern has panoramic views of the rolling Herefordshire countryside to the west. The village has a church built in 1840, and a primary school. The church is the site of the grave of Peter Mark Roget — author of Roget's Thesaurus.
The parish had a population of 1,385 in 2011.

Culture

Since 2005 West Malvern has hosted an annual one-day music festival West Fest. In years when West Fest makes a profit the committee distributes grants "to support community action, cultural development, training or to meet special needs." From the profits of West Fest 2008 "a total of £7,150 was distributed" in the Malvern Hills area to 2nd Malvern Link Brownies, the Theatre of Small Convenience, West Malvern Sean Éireann McMahon Academy, West Malvern Cricket Club, Malvern Mencap, St James Primary School, Leapfrogs Playgroup, and Malvern Access Group. There has also been a regular weekly acoustic music session in the village each Sunday evening since 1996.
On 20–22 August 2010 a visual arts festival was held in the village, in support of the Malvern Hills Community Foundation, in a variety of venues including the Regents Theological College, St James's Church, St James Primary School, and the Brewers Arms pub. Local garages, gazebos, and even garden walls and railings were also used to display artworks. The event, which is intended to become annual, was modelled on a similar arts festival at Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei in Normandy, France.

Landmarks

The Malvern Hills area is well known for its Malvern water and there are several springs and wells in West Malvern including Westminster Bank Spout, St James Churchyard Basin, West Malvern Tap, Hayslad, Royal Well, and Ryland's Well and St Thomas' Well.
There were quarries around West Malvern including Dingle and several more.

Transport

Rail

The nearest — by distance by road — railway stations are Malvern Link and Colwall ; both are on the same line.

Bus

Local bus services connect West Malvern with the surrounding area.