West Malvern

West Malvern is a village on the west side of the north part of the Malvern Hills at the western edge of Worcestershire. The location is given by gbmapping|SO764465.

West Malvern has superb views of the rolling Herefordshire countryside due to its altitude (up to 250m above sea level). There is a church (St. James' - built 1840) and a primary school (St. James Church of England primary). The church is the site of the grave of Peter Mark Roget - author of Roget's Thesaurus.

The [http://westmalvernvillagehall.org West Malvern Village Hall] is a key resource within the community. A registered charity, it is home to many clubs and societies in the village.Until recently, West Malvern was home to Violinist Nigel kennedy and world famous Rock n roll photographer Martyn Goodacre. Soul singer Andy 'Soul man' Brim is also known to have a caravan in the area.

External links

* [http://www.westmalvernvillagehall.org West Malvern Village Hall]
* [http://www.luttrell.org.uk/malvernhills/west_malvern.htm Aerial view]
* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10335760 Vision of Britain Historical record]
* [http://www.malvernremembers.org.uk/PicWMal.html West Malvern historical photographs]
* [http://www.miac.org.uk/thedingle.htm Dingle Quarry]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/116/116903.pdf St James CoE primary - OFSTED report]
* [http://www.malverngazette.co.uk/ Malvern Gazette] Local Malvern weekly newspaper