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Upper Welland
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid reference SO777408
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MALVERN
Postcode district WR14
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
UK Parliament
  • West Worcestershire
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England
Worcestershire
52°03′57″N2°19′31″W / 52.065882°N 2.325304°W / 52.065882; -2.325304

Upper Welland is a small settled area within the civil parish of Malvern Wells, in Worcestershire, England. Lying close to the county boundaries of Herefordshire.It was formed when the upper part of Welland parish joined the newly created Malvern Hills Urban District. Welland Parish once stretched to the ridge of the Malvern Hills. Its average elevation is 115 metres above the sea level. [1]

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References

  1. "Upper Welland topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 4 June 2023.