North Malvern
North Malvern is a suburb of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It nestles on the northern slopes of the Malvern Hills. The neighbouring centres of population are Great Malvern, Malvern Link, West Malvern and the former village of Cowleigh. It is part of the civil parish of Malvern, administered by the Malvern Hills District, and is included in the informall region known as The Malverns.
North Malvern contains a primary school, Northleigh (a Church of England (CofE) voluntary aided school).
Historic buildings include the Clock Tower near Tank Quarry, the 18th century North Malvern House (formerly a public house now flats) and the Victorian former North Malvern school.
Religious buildings in the North Malvern area include: Holy Trinity Church (CofE), St. Peters church (CoE) and St. Joseph's (RC).
Above North Malvern lie the now defunct quarries of Tank Quarry, North Quarry, and Scar Quarry that were a major feature of local industry until about 1960. The dynamite detonations and the accompanying rock fall that could be heard for miles around were a familiar sound backdrop in the area.
The approximate location of North Malvern is grid reference SO7747.
External links
- North Malvern quarries (accessed April 2006)
- Holy Trinity Church (accessed April 2006)
- St Joseph Catholic Church (accessed April 2006)
- The Clock Tower (BBC site) (accessed April 2006)
- Malvern Gazette Local Malvern weekly newspaper
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