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West Malvern is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

and a civil parish on the west side of the north part of the Malvern Hills

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...

at the western edge of Worcestershire

Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...

, administered by the Malvern Hills District

Malvern Hills (district)

Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Malvern, and its area covers most of the western half of the county that borders Herefordshire. It was originally formed in 1974 and was subject to a significant boundary reform in 1998...

(sector 006), and part of the informally defined area often referred to as the Malverns. The location is given by .

Due to its altitude (up to 250m above sea level

Sea level

Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...

) West Malvern has panoramic views of the rolling Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...

countryside. There is a church (St. James' - built 1840) and a primary school (St. James Church of England

Church of England

The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

primary). The church is the site of the grave of Peter Mark Roget - author of Roget's Thesaurus

Roget's Thesaurus

Roget's Thesaurus is a widely-used English language thesaurus, created by Dr. Peter Mark Roget in 1805 and released to the public on 29 April 1852. The original edition had 15,000 words, and each new edition has been larger...

Culture

Since 2005 West Malvern has hosted an annual one-day music festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

West Fest http://www.west-fest.org.uk/ "to promote, encourage and showcase musicians, artists, craftspeople and performers from our community." 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

The Theatre of Small Convenience

The Theatre of Small Convenience is a theatre in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. In 2002 it entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's smallest commercial theatre, seating up to 12 people. It is less than half the size of the previous record holder, the Piccolo Theatre in Hamburg,...

, West Malvern Sean Eireann McMahon Academy (Irish dancing), 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.http://www.westmalvernsession.org.uk

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

Regents Theological College

Regents Theological College is a theological college in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is the training centre of the Elim Pentecostal Church....

, 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

Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei

Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.It lies on the River Sarthe from Alençon, the chef-lieu of the department, and some west of Paris.-History:...

in Normandy, France.

Landmarks

The Malvern Hills area is well known for its Malvern water

Malvern Water

Malvern water is a natural spring water from the Malvern Hills on the border of the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. The Hills consist of very hard granite and limestone rock. Fissures in the rock retain rain water, which slowly permeates through, escaping at the springs...

and there are several springs and wells in West Malvern including Westminster Bank Spout,http://www.malvern-hills.co.uk/malvernspa/well-info/wmbankpics/wmspring.jpg St James Churchyard Basin,http://www.malvern-hills.co.uk/malvernspa/well-info/stjames.html West Malvern Tap,http://www.malvern-hills.co.uk/malvernspa/well-info/wmtap.html Hayslad,http://www.malvern-hills.co.uk/malvernspa/well-info/hayslad.html, Royal Well,http://www.malvern-hills.co.uk/malvernspa/well-info/royalwell.html and Ryland's Well http://www.malvern-hills.co.uk/malvernspa/well-info/rylands.html and St Thomas' Well.

There were quarries around West Malvern including Dingle and several more.

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