Bewdley is a tiny waterfront town 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 kilometres) west of Kidderminster as well as 22 miles (35 kilometres) 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 tourist location and also is understood for the Bewdley Bridge made by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley town is located on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the main street-- Load Street-- whose name stems from lode, an old word for ferryboat. Load Street is noteworthy for its size: this is because it once additionally functioned as the town's market place. A lot of Bewdley's stores as well as services are situated along Load Street, at the top of which exists St Anne's Church, constructed between 1745 and 1748 by Doctor Thomas Woodward of Chipping Campden. Past the church, High Street leads off to the south in the direction of Stourport along the B4194, a road known locally as "the switchback" because of its lots of wavinesses. Unlike in lots of English communities, High Street is so called not because of its significance, however due to its geographical position 'high' over the river. On the other side of the church, Welch Gate (so called because it when had a tollgate on the road towards Wales) climbs steeply 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 southerly terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area in between Stourport as well as Bewdley there are numerous huge country houses, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall and Swimming pool Home are specifically substantial.
