Wyche, Worcestershire

Wyche
The Wyche, seen from Poolbrook common.
Wyche Wyche shown within Worcestershire
OS grid reference	SO7944
– London	104 miles (167 km)
Civil parish	Malvern Wells
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
List of places UK England Worcestershire

Coordinates: 52°05′39″N 2°20′06″W / 52.0942°N 2.3350°W / 52.0942; -2.3350

Wyche, often referred to locally as The Wyche, is a village and a suburb of the town of Malvern, Worcestershire, England, and part of the civil parish of Malvern Wells. It is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Great Malvern, the town's centre, on the B4218 road that runs from Malvern to Colwall.

The western boundary of the village is marked by The Wyche Cutting, a pass through the Malvern Hills that was once part of an Iron Age salt route, hence the name "Wyche" — several places in England associated with salt have this (or similar) in their name.

As the crest of the Malvern Hills (running north to south) defines this part of the border between the two counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, The Wyche Cutting itself forms a narrow pass through the hills between the counties. From the 1920s until the 1960s, this road (passing through The Wyche Cutting and Colwall) was the A4105, before being re-classified as the B4218.

The Wyche village comprises the two informal areas of Upper Wyche and Lower Wyche, mainly comprising residential properties. The Wyche Inn is a public house situated in Upper Wyche and is the county's highest pub, with spectacular views to the east overlooking the Severn valley.^[1]

Just on the Herefordshire side of the Cutting (in Upper Colwall) is the location of the Wyche Innovation Centre,^[2] that was the former Skot Transformers building. This is also the home of the Malvern Hills Geocentre,^[3] a visitor centre based entirely on iPads with an attached cafe.^[4]^[5] Also in Upper Colwall is the Wyche Free Church.^[6]

The nearest railway stations are Great Malvern (for the lower end) and Colwall (for the upper end); both are on the same line.

The Wyche CE Primary School is located in Lower Wyche.^[7]

References

External links

Malvern Wells Parish Council

Areas of Malvern, Worcestershire

Barnards Green Cowleigh Great Malvern Hall Green Howsel (Lower) Howsel (Upper) Link Top Little Malvern Malvern Link Malvern Wells Newland North Malvern Poolbrook Pound Bank Sherrard's Green Upper Welland West Malvern Wyche (Lower) Wyche (Upper)

Settlements in Malvern Hills District

Towns	Malvern Tenbury Wells Upton-upon-Severn

Villages	Abberley Alfrick Pound Alfrick Astley Bank Street Barnards Green Baughton Bayton Berrow Green Berrow Birts Street Birtsmorton Bockleton Bowling Green Bransford Broadheath Broadwas Brockleton Bushley Callow End Castlemorton Clevelode Clifton-upon-Teme Clifton Cotheridge Croome D'Abitot Crowcroft Doddenham Draycott Dunley Dunstall Common Eardiston Earls Croome Eastham Eldersfield Frith Common Frog Pool Great Witley Grimley Guarlford Hallow Hanley Castle Hanley Child Hanley Swan Hanley William Harpley High Green Hill Croome Hillhampton Holdfast Hollybush Holt Fleet Holt Heath Horsham Kempsey Kenswick Kerswell Green Knighton-upon-Teme Knightwick Kyre Leigh Sinton Leigh Lindridge Little Malvern Little Witley Longdon Lower Sapey Lulsley Madresfield Malvern Wells Mamble Martley Newland Newnham Bridge Noutard's Green Oldwood Pendock Pensax Poolbrook Powick Queenhill Ripple Rochford Rushwick Ryall Rye Cross Sankyns Green Severn Stoke Shelsley Walsh Shelsleys Shrawley Stanford-on-Teme Stockton-on-Teme Stoke Bliss Suckley Upper Broadheath Upper Welland Welland West Malvern Wichenford Wyche

Civil parishes	Civil parishes in the Malvern Hills district

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