Malvern Hills (district) - Definition and Overview

Malvern Hills District
Shown within Worcestershire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	West Midlands
Admin. County:	Worcestershire
Area: - Total	Ranked 84th 577.07 km²
Admin. HQ:	Malvern
ONS code:	47UC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 308th 72,867 126 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.6% White
Politics
Malvern Hills District Council http://www.malvernhills.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats + Green + Independent
MPs:	Bill Wiggin, Michael Spicer
Malvern Hills District 1974-1998
in Hereford and Worcester

Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in Malvern.

The Malvern Hills are a famous beauty spot, with scenic views over the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire and includes much of the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The current local government district was formed on April 1, 1998 by the merger of part of the 1974 districts of Malvern Hills and Leominster. The remainder of these districts went to Herefordshire.

External links

Brief history (and images) at the BBC website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/features/malverns/new_malverns_history.shtml)