Malvern Link

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Malvern Link is an area of Malvern, Worcestershire, England to the north and north-east of Great Malvern. The centres of Malvern Link and Great Malvern are separated by Malvern Link Common. This area of open land is statutorily protected by the Malvern Hills Conservators organization.

It is the home of the famous Morgan Motor Company. One of Malvern's two secondary schools, Dyson Perrins, is in Malvern Link. Dyson Perrins is named after the family made famous by the local product Worcestershire sauce. Malvern Link is served by Malvern Link railway station on the Worcester to Hereford line.

"Malvern Link" got its name because the Victorians used to link up more horses to the carriages so that it could be pulled up the hill on the A449 which runs through the centre of Malvern link. At the point where it passes through Malvern Link it is also called Worcester Road, as it leads directly into the centre of nearby Worcester.

Alternatively, "Malvern Link" may refer to the slope of the Malvern Hills on which it is situated, from the Old English "hlinc"; compare with "helling" meaning "slope" in Dutch, and in German the more specialised "slipway", or see http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/html/oe_bosworthtoller/b0544.html

Worcester Road hosts Malvern Link's primary shopping area - with a grocery store called "Peas and Cues", a Co-op supermarket, a Domino's Pizza, and several takeaway restaurants. Most notable of these is the May Link, a Chinese takeaway.

Malvern Link is often home to employees of nearby defence company, QinetiQ, the Malvern site being a brisk 45-minute walk away. In particular, students participating in the Year in Industry scheme who have been placed at QinetiQ have been known to rent out flats above the storefront on Worcester Road due to the convenient location.

Malvern Link has a GP's surgery and is served by Malvern Hills District Council. It is also the location for the Malvern Linux Users Group. This meets regularly and has headquarters in the office of a local web-design company.

There is a bright mural at the crossroads in Malvern Link, depicting, amongst other things, the Hills, Edward Elgar and The Link Stone, which stands outside St Matthias Church.