Bewdley
Bewdley is a little waterfront town as well as civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire border in England, along the Severn Valley 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) west of Kidderminster and also 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 also at the time of the 2011 census had a population of 9,470. Bewdley is a prominent vacationer destination and is recognized for the Bewdley Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley town is situated on the western bank of the River Severn, including the primary road-- Load Street-- whose name stems from lode, an old word for ferry. Load Street is noteworthy for its width: this is due to the fact that it when likewise worked as the town's market place. A lot of Bewdley's shops and also services are positioned along Load Street, on top of which exists St Anne's Church, built in between 1745 and also 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 understood locally as "the switchback" due to its several wavinesses. Unlike in numerous English communities, High Street is so called not due to its relevance, but because of its geographical position 'high' above the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called because it when included a tollgate when driving towards Wales) climbs up considerably up to the west, while Dowles Road, a continuation of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles and in the direction of the Wyre Forest. To the northeast of the community is the wooded hill of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southern terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area in between Stourport and also Bewdley there are several huge lodge, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall and also Pool Residence are specifically significant.
