Sherrard's Green

Sherrard's Green
Sherrard's Green
 Sherrard's Green shown within Worcestershire
    London  103 miles (166 km) 
Civil parishMalvern
DistrictMalvern Hills
Shire countyWorcestershire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited 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 ParliamentWest Worcestershire
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Coordinates: 52°06′55″N 2°18′04″W / 52.1153°N 2.3010°W / 52.1153; -2.3010

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.

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