Malvern Hills District
Malvern Hills District | |
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Malvern, with its Priory church, is the district's largest settlement and its administrative centre | |
Malvern Hills shown within Worcestershire and England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Worcestershire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Great Malvern |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Malvern Hills District Council |
| • MPs | Harriett Baldwin |
| Area | |
• Total | 222.8 sq mi (577.1 km2) |
| • Rank | 66th (of 296) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 83,227 |
| • Rank | 279th (of 296) |
| • Density | 373.5/sq mi (144.2/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 47UC (ONS) E07000235 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SO7645153913 |
Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in Malvern, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Tenbury Wells and Upton-upon-Severn and a large rural area covering much of the western side of the county, including numerous villages. The district is named after the Malvern Hills, which are a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The neighbouring districts are Wyre Forest, Wychavon, Worcester, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean, Herefordshire and Shropshire. In the 2021 census the population of the Malvern Hills district was 79,973.
The current district was formed in 1998. A previous Malvern Hills District, covering some of the same area, existed from 1974 to 1998, but had significantly different boundaries.