Malvern Hills

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Mal·vern Hills

 (môl′vərn, mô′-)
A range of hills of west-central England rising to 425 m (1,395 ft). The hills are a popular resort area.
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Mal′vern Hills′

(ˈmɔl vərn, ˈmɔ-)
n.pl.
a range of hills in W England, bisecting Hereford and Worcester: highest point, 1395 ft. (425 m).
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Like the slightly earlier poet of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' the authors belonged to the region of the Northwest Midland, near the Malvern Hills, and like him, they wrote in the Anglo-Saxon verse form, alliterative, unrimed, and in this case without stanza divisions.
We joked about the Malverns being the English Urals!" ?
"The international business men and women were bowled over by the Malvern Hills countryside and all the cultural associations", Peter tells me.
Alison Reading, sales director for Persimmon Homes South Midlands, said: "Our four bedroom Kensington townhouse sits in an excellent position at Malvern Vale and therefore bene.ts from wonderful views of the Malverns."
She was impressed with the Malverns, however: 'or as some term them the English Alps'.
The Malverns have been a place of pilgrimage for the sick and the health-conscious since 1622 when rumours about the healing qualities of the clear liquid began to spread.
Garrard's next task is raising pounds 500,000 to pay for sculptures by other artists on the 12 interesting trail locations spread around this intriguing town with its ancient Priory, arts venues, specialised shops, attractive Victorian spa town architecture and magnificent backdrop of the Malverns.