Malvern Hills
Preserved but no longer current.
A range of hills or downs extending for some nine miles be- tween Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Worcester Beacon and Hereford Beacon are both nearly 1,400 ft, high; from the former can be seen fifteen counties, the cathedrals of Hereford, Worcester, and Gloucester and five abbeys.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Malvern Hills” mean?
A range of hills or downs extending for some nine miles be- tween Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Worcester Beacon and Hereford Beacon are both nearly 1,400 ft, high; from the former can be seen fifteen counties, the cathedrals of Hereford, Worcester, and Gloucester and five abbeys.
Is “Malvern Hills” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.