Colwall | |
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View of Colwall Stone from the Malvern Hills | |
Location within Herefordshire | |
Population | 2,400 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO756425 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MALVERN |
Postcode district | WR13 |
Dialling code | 01684 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
Colwall is a civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated on the border with Worcestershire, nestling on the western side of the Malvern Hills at the heart of the AONB.[2] Areas of the village are known as Colwall Stone, Upper Colwall which shares a common border at the Wyche Cutting with the Malvern suburb of Malvern Wells, and Colwall Green, spread along 2 miles (3.2 km) of the B4218 road, with the historic village core (at the parish church) being 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of Colwall Stone.
A feature of Colwall is the view of the Iron Age British Camp (Herefordshire Beacon), which largely falls within the southeast corner of the parish. The towns of Ledbury and Malvern are 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest and 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast respectively from Colwall Stone, via the B4218. Colwall is often included in the informal region referred to as "The Malverns", which refers to the Malvern Hills and the surrounding settlements.