Wyche
| Wyche | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 The Wyche, seen from Poolbrook common. | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO771440 |
| Location: | 52°5’39"N, 2°20’6"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Malvern |
| Postcode: | WR14 |
| Dialling code: | 01684 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Malvern Hills |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Worcestershire |
Wyche, often referred to locally as The Wyche, is a village and a suburb of the town of Malvern, consisting of:
- Lower Wych to the north ,and
- Upper Wych to the south, climbing up the sides of the Malvern Hills ridge.
The village is about a mile 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 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 views to the east overlooking the Severn valley.[1] Old Wyche Road is one of the country's steepest streets, with an incline as great as 17.54° at Upper Wyche.[2]
Just on the Herefordshire side of the Cutting (in Upper Colwall) is the location of the Wyche Innovation Centre,[3] that was the former Skot Transformers building. This is also the home of the Malvern Hills Geocentre,[4] a visitor centre based entirely on iPads with an attached cafe.[5][6] Also in Upper Colwall is the Wyche Free Church.[7]
Outside links
References
- ↑ CAMRA WhatPub
- ↑ BBC News Where is England's steepest street? (19 March 2017)
- ↑ Wyche Innovation Centre
- ↑ "Malvern Hills GeoCentre (Colwall) - 2022 All You Need to Know Before You Go (With Photos) - Colwall, England". http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g3955087-d4311960-Reviews-Malvern_Hills_GeoCentre-Colwall_Malvern_Worcestershire_England.html.
- ↑ "Home". http://www.geocentre.co.uk/.
- ↑ "Visitors flock to hi-tech base". http://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/10470571.Visitors_flock_to_hi_tech_base/.
- ↑ Wyche Free Church