CHANGING PLACES - MALVERN CASE STUDY Flashcards
What 2 things can be used to describe the status of Malvern?
- spa town
- civil parish
Where is the name Malvern from?
The ancient British moel-Bryn meaning “bare or bald hill”
Where is Malvern located?
+ in relation to other places
In the district of Malvern Hills in the south west region of Worcestershire
- 11km SW of Worcester
- 27km E of Hereford
- 30km N of Gloucester
How many wards are in the Malvern Hills District?
22
What is the 2020 estimated population of Malvern?
38,095
What is the annual population change between 2011 and 2020 in Malvern?
0.38%
What is the population density of Malvern?
2,818 km^2
What is the total area of Malvern?
13.52km^2
What are some of the key features close to Malvern on a national scale?
- close to ocean + river for trade
- larger cities nearby e.g. Hereford + Worcester
- M5 and M50 close by
- close to Birmingham
- close proximity to London (2hr train)
- close to Birmingham
- central England
- high levels of greenery
- M5 Birmingham (N)
- M5 London (S)
What are some of the key characteristics of Malvern at a local scale on a map? (Malvern and Worcester)
- AONB (status Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty)
- railway lines (Hereford, Worcester, Great Malvern, Malvern Link) > central communication
- transport links (M5 + A449)
- growth around A449 + Worcester M5
What was the population of Malvern in 1801?
819
What is the population of Malvern in 1898?
15,231
What are some of the key characteristics of the map of Malvern in 1898?
- late Victorian era
- high density city centre (lack of urban sprawl)
- tourism, water, transporting agricultural produce
- high density of fields e.g. Barnard’s Green
- traditional industries
- “smithy” blacksmiths x6 suggests agricultural area
- train line (centre of Malvern)
- footpaths (leisure + tourism)
- Royal Spa (status from Queen Victoria)
- developed to the Eastern side of the Hills (spring lines) > better defence + sheltered from SW prevailing winds
What was the population of Malvern in the 1952 map?
21,681
What are some of the key characteristics of the map of Malvern in 1952?
- incr places of worship
- developments around the roads > due to incr car ownership > picnic basket in boot
- “works” industrial purposes > source of large employment
- still high levels of agriculture > primary sector employment
- incr importance of eduction “coll”
- incr leisure facilities + areas “golf course” higher disposable income + time
- leisure “park wood”
- greater links to tourism “St Ann’s Well”
- increased footpaths
What was the population of Malvern in the 2016 map?
29,626
What are some of the key characteristics of the map of Malvern in 2016?
- hills have formed a physical barrier to W development
- lots of blue symbols > tourism > direct + indirect employment + the multiplier effect
- afforestation > ecology + diversity
- social provision
- changing industry “quarry d/s”
- “dismantled railway” > more cars
- “Malvern technology centre” > quaternary employment (high skilled + paid + incr eductional infrastructure)
- “sewage works” infrastructure to support growing population (sustainability, decr pollution, incr sanitation)
- “Wood Fm” primary sector jobs
- “sherrards Green” suburbanisation + larger family homes
- “HPO” hospital
- “leisure pool” leisure facilities
What are the 13 key events + dates which have shaped Malvern?
- Malvern Priory (1085)
- The Water Cure (1842)
- Great Malvern Station (1860)
- Malvern Hills Act (1884)
- Edward Elgar first lives in Great Malvern (1889)
- The Morgan Motor Company (1909)
- CS Lewis (1913)
- Telecommunications Research Establishment relocates to Malvern College (1942)
- Three Counties Agricultural Society acquires the Malvern Showground site (1957)
- Designation as an AONB (1959)
- Malvern Hills Science Park (2000)
- Malvern Cyber Security Cluster (2011)
- Route to the Hills project (2015)
What occurred in 1085 and give some details of what occurred in Malvern?
Malvern Priory
- Benedictine Monastery, now an Anglican Parish Church