Worcestershire Beacon

Worcestershire Beacon
Worcestershire Beacon
	Worcestershire Beacon from North Hill
Highest point
Elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Prominence	c. 337 metres (1,106 ft)
Parent peak	Hergest Ridge
Listing	Marilyn, Hardy, County Top
Coordinates	52°06′17″N 2°20′25″W / 52.10464°N 2.34014°W
Geography
	Worcestershire Beacon Malvern Hills, England
OS grid	SO768452
Topo map	OS Landranger 150
Geology
Age of rock	Pre-Cambrian
Mountain type	Igneous, Metamorphic
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

Worcestershire Beacon, also popularly known as Worcester Beacon, or locally simply as The Beacon, is a hill whose summit at 425 metres (1,394 ft) is the highest point in Worcestershire.^[1] It is part of the Malvern Hills which run about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border.^[2]

The hills are managed by the Malvern Hills Conservators under five Acts of Parliament of 1884, 1909, 1924, 1930, and 1995 whose aim is to preserve the nature and environment landscape of the area and to protect it from encroachments. The Beacon is highly popular with walkers with its easily reached dense network of footpaths crisscrossing it and the area has been designated by the Countryside Agency as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

^ ^a ^b Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 167–173. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
^ ^a ^b "Hill Bagging Worcestershire Beacon". Hill Bagging Co UK. Retrieved 9 August 2015. Height: 425m/1394ft

[Bathurst_2012-1] Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 167–173. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.

[PB-2] "Hill Bagging Worcestershire Beacon". Hill Bagging Co UK. Retrieved 9 August 2015. Height: 425m/1394ft

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