Westbury-on-severn
Westbury-on-Severn is a country village in England that is the centre of the big, country parish, additionally called Westbury-on-Severn. The village is located on the A48 road (between Minsterworth and also Newnham on Severn) and also bounded by the River Severn to the south as well as west. Westbury is likewise bounded to the West by the Newport to Gloucester train line, although Westbury does not have a railway station, the closest stations being Gloucester and Lydney. Westbury is simply over a mile long and also has one only 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 shop, a bar "The Red Lion" as well as physician's surgery and also dentist surgical treatment. Geoff Sterry, a coal as well as solid fuel merchant, is additionally based in the town. Westbury falls within the Area of the Forest of Dean although the forest itself does not extend to the village. The village has a huge parish church, which is unique, as the steeple is not attached to the main building due to a fire which burned down the old wood building soon after the new steeple was finished. Within the veranda of the church are a number of markings of crosses as well as complete crosses made throughout the English Civil War. The north patio and north aisle are the oldest parts of the church, having actually been constructed around 1290. Simply to the East of the town centre is the National Trust owned Westbury Court Garden.
