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The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire and Herefordshire . It has been designated by the Countryside Agency as an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty . GEOGRAPHY The Malvern Hills are a famous beauty spot, with scenic views over both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The Hills run north/south for about 13 Km and overlook the River Severn valley to the East, with the Cotswolds beyond. The highest point of the hills is the Worcestershire Beacon at 425 metres. The hills are famous for their natural mineral springs and wells, and were responsible for the development of Great Malvern as a Spa in the early 19th Century . There are two passes through the hills, the Wyche cutting (''Wyche'' means salt) and the A449 Road just north of Herefordshire Beacon . The Herefordshire Beacon is also known as the ''British Camp'', as the remains of an Iron Age Hill Fort can be found at the summit. The Malvern hills are made of some of the most ancient rock in England, some igneous rock being Pre-Cambrian (over 600 million years old). There is a cave near the ridge of the hills called Clutter's Cave (or Giant's Cave or Waum's Cave, after the spring that once lay beneath it). THE HILLS A list of the hills in their order from north to south is shown below. A good Panorama of the length of the hills can be seen from the M5 Motorway , particularly between Junction 7 Worcester (south) and Junction 9 Tewkesbury . HISTORY Traditionally the line down the spine of the hills has formed the county boundary between Herefordshire and Worcestershire. In 1884 the Malvern Hills Conservators were established through act of Parliament to preserve the natural aspect of the hills and protect them encroachments. MALVERN HILLS IN CULTURAL LIFE The Malvern Hills were the inspiration and setting for the famous 14th Century poem ''The Visions of Piers Plowman '' by William Langland . English composer ) on the Malvern Hills, don't be alarmed. It's only me." The poet W.H. Auden taught for three years at the Downs School , Colwall , in the Malvern Hills. He spent three years at the school in the 1930s and wrote some of his finest early love poems there, including: ''This Lunar Beauty''; ''Let Your Sleeping Head''; ''My Love, Fish in the Unruffled Lakes''; and ''Out on the Lawn I Lie in Bed''. He also wrote a long poem about the hills and their views, called simply ''The Malverns''. SEE ALSO
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