Sherrard's Green
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– London | 103 miles (166 km) |
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Civil parish | Malvern |
District | Malvern Hills |
Shire county | Worcestershire |
Region | West Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MALVERN |
Postcode district | WR14 |
Dialling code | 01684 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
EU Parliament | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | West Worcestershire |
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Coordinates: 52°06′55″N 2°18′04″W / 52.1153°N 2.3010°W
Sherrard's Green is a village and a suburb of Malvern, Worcestershire, England, situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Great Malvern, the town's centre, and about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the Malvern suburb of Barnards Green. The village comprises a number of council and private housing estates and a small modern C of E church, and a Tesco convenience store that opened in 2011 on the site of a former pub, The New Gas Tavern.
Transport
Rail
Services are provided from Great Malvern railway station located in Avenue Road, Malvern, about 1.0 mile (1.6 km) away with direct services to Worcester, Hereford, Birmingham, Oxford and London.
Bus
Several local bus services connect Sherrard's Green with the surrounding area including the 42, S42 operated by Astons coaches stopping at Barnards Green bus shelter. Serving areas further afield are: the Malvern to Worcester route 44, 44A, 44B operated by First Diamond serving stops at the Barnards Green bus shelter and Pound Bank; The Worcester - Upton-upon-Severn - Malvern route 362/363 operated by Diamond serves that stops at the Barnards Green bus shelter and the Malvern - Gloucester - Cheltenham route 377 (Saturdays only) operated by Diamond, stopping at the Court Road shops and the Barnards Green bus shelter.
Air
The nearest major airport is Birmingham approximately one hour by road via the M5 and M42 motorways. Gloucestershire Airport located at Staverton, in the Borough of Tewkesbury near Malvern is a busy General Aviation airport used mainly for private charter and scheduled flights to destinations such as the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Mann, pilot training, and by the aircraft of emergency services.
External links
- Malvern Town Council web site
- Malvern Hills District Council web site
- Malvern Town Council tourism information
- Malvern Gazette local weekly newspaper
- St Andrew's parish church
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