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Worcestershire BeaconWorcestershire Beacon is a hill whose summit is the highest point of the Malvern Hills, a range of hills running some 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Gloucestershire border, though Worcestershire Beacon itself lies entirely within Worcestershire. The hill lies within the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is managed by the Malvern Hills Conservators under the five Acts of Parliament of 1884, 1909, 1924, 1930, and 1995. Their aim is to preserve the characteristic landscape of the area and to protect it from encroachments. On the summit is a viewfinder or toposcope, identifying the hills to be seen on a clear day; it was erected in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee. The views are very extensive, including The Wrekin and past Birmingham to Cannock Chase, as well as much of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, the Welsh borders, and across the valleys of the Severn and Avon to the Cotswolds. The hill is a very popular walk and has a dense network of paths criss-crossing it.
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