Westbury-on-severn
Westbury-on-Severn is a rural town in England that is the centre of the huge, rural parish, likewise called Westbury-on-Severn. The village is positioned on the A48 road (in between Minsterworth as well as Newnham on Severn) as well as bounded by the River Severn to the south as well as west. Westbury is likewise bounded to the West by the Newport to Gloucester railway line, although Westbury does not have a railway station, the closest stations being Gloucester and Lydney. Westbury is just over a mile long and has one just housing estate to the south of the major A48 road which was built in the 1980s. The village additionally has a primary school, post office cum village store, a club "The Red Lion" as well as physician's surgery and also dental expert surgical procedure. Geoff Sterry, a coal and strong fuel merchant, is likewise based in the village. Westbury falls within the Area of the Forest of Dean although the forest itself does not encompass the village. The village has a large parish church, which is distinctive, as the steeple is not affixed to the primary building as a result of a fire which refuted the old wooden building not long after the brand-new steeple was completed. Within the veranda of the church are numerous markings of crosses and also complete crosses made during the English Civil War. The north patio and north aisle are the oldest parts of the church, having been constructed around 1290. Just to the East of the village centre is the National Trust had Westbury Court Garden.
