Bewdley is a small riverside community and also civil church in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire border in England, along the Severn Valley 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Kidderminster as well as 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It rests on the River Severn, at the gateway of the Wyre Forest national nature reserve, and at the time of the 2011 census had a population of 9,470. Bewdley is a preferred tourist destination as well as is understood for the Bewdley Bridge made by Thomas Telford. The almost all of Bewdley town is positioned on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the primary road-- Load Street-- whose name derives from lode, an old word for ferryboat. Load Street is remarkable for its width: this is because it as soon as also served as the community's market area. The majority of Bewdley's shops and amenities are situated along Load Street, on top of which lies St Anne's Church, built in between 1745 and 1748 by Doctor Thomas Woodward of Chipping Campden. Beyond the church, High Street leads off to the south in the direction of Stourport along the B4194, a road recognized in your area as "the switchback" because of its many undulations. Unlike in many English towns, High Street is so called not as a result of its relevance, but due to its geographical setting 'high' over the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called due to the fact that it as soon as had a tollgate on the road towards Wales) climbs outstanding as much as the west, while Dowles Road, an extension of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles as well as in the direction of the Wyre Forest. To the northeast of the town is the woody hilltop of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southerly terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area in between Stourport and Bewdley there are a number of big country houses, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall and Pool House are particularly significant.
