Westbury-on-severn
Westbury-on-Severn is a rural town in England that is the centre of the large, rural parish, additionally called Westbury-on-Severn. The village is situated on the A48 road (between Minsterworth and also Newnham on Severn) and bounded by the River Severn to the south as well as west. Westbury is additionally bounded to the West by the Newport to Gloucester railway line, although Westbury does not have a train station, the closest stations being Gloucester as well as Lydney. Westbury is simply over a mile long as well as has one just housing estate to the south of the major A48 road which was constructed in the 1980s. The village additionally has a primary school, post office cum village shop, a bar "The Red Lion" as well as doctor's surgical treatment as well as dentist surgical treatment. Geoff Sterry, a coal as well as strong fuel merchant, is also based in the town. Westbury falls within the District of the Forest of Dean although the woodland itself does not encompass the village. The town has a large parish church, which is distinctive, as the steeple is not affixed to the main structure because of a fire which refuted the old wooden structure soon after the brand-new steeple was finished. Within the veranda of the church are a number of markings of crosses and full crosses made throughout the English Civil War. The north deck and also north aisle are the oldest parts of the church, having been constructed around 1290. Just to the East of the town centre is the National Trust owned Westbury Court Garden.
