Location: This spring lies at the head of Hollybush Quarry
Description: A streamlet emerging from a boggy area.

Hollybush Spring is one of several sources that drain the valley. It flows down the track way that lies adjacent to the main quarry

Four kilometers to the east of the Malvern Hills lies Birtsmorton Court. An Elizabethan manor house, it is said that Cardinal Wolsey relaxed in its grounds. The house lies on an island surrounded by a double moat, which is fed by a stream emanating from the vicinity of the Hollybush Quarry springs.

See also Hollybush Quarry.

Illustrations:

1. Holybush stream.

 

The map alongside is a small section of our more comprehensive map of the area. For the complete map together with a description and history of this site see "Celebrated Springs of the Malvern Hills" (2012).

 

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