Newland is a village and

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on the north-eastern edge of Malvern Link,

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, England, on the

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. The village lies on the edge of the 6.5 hectare Newland

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, which is protected by the Malvern Hills Conservators and is centred on the traditional English Swan Inn public house. Adjacent to the Swan is a cricket field run as part o
Barnards Green Cricket Club
Both the Swan and the cricket field are owned by the Trustees of the Madresfield Estate - a large local landowner. There is no shop or post office in the village. The population of the parish was 310 in 2011.

Churches and history

The first church at Newland was St Michael's, dating from c1215 and rebuilt in the fifteenth century. It was demolished in 1865. The St Leonard Chapelry, in Newland is associated with the Beauchamp Community of retired Church of England priests. It was built alongside

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on land given by

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to set up a community based on

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principles. Originally the almshouses provided homes for retired workers from the Madresfield Estate and for the poor of the parish and now house practising Anglicans and retired clergy from across the country. The chair of trustees is Lady Rosalind Morrison, grand daughter of the 7th Earl Beauchamp and heiress of Madresfield.

Transport

Rail

Rail services are provided from Malvern Link railway station located in Worcester Road about one mile away, with direct services to

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and

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. Alongside the Hereford to Worcester railway line to the north of the village is a former halt, with a signal box and level crossing. This is now a

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site of mobile homes where showpeople live and store their rides, amusements and trade equipment.

Bus

Several local bus services connect Newland with the surrounding area with other routes serving areas further afield including the Malvern to Worcester route 44, 44A, 44B operated by First Diamond serving stops in Malvern Link, Link Top,

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, and Barnards Green.

Air

The nearest major airport is

approximately one hour by road via the M5 and M42 motorways. Gloucestershire Airport located at Staverton, in the Borough of

Tewkesbury Tewkesbury ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town grew following the construction of Tewkesbury Abbey in the twelfth century and played a significant role in the Wars of the Roses. It stands at ...

near Malvern is a busy

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airport used mainly for private charter and scheduled flights to destinations such as the islands of

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, and the

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, pilot training, and by the aircraft of emergency services.

References

External links

Beauchamp Community

Church parish of Newland

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