Bewdley
Bewdley is a little waterfront town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire boundary in England, along the Severn Valley 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Kidderminster and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It lies on the River Severn, at the gateway of the Wyre Forest national nature reserve, and at the time of the 2011 census had a population of 9,470. Bewdley is a prominent traveler location as well as is understood for the Bewdley Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The almost all of Bewdley community 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 ferryboat. Load Street is remarkable for its width: this is because it when likewise worked as the community's market place. A lot of Bewdley's shops and features are located along Load Street, at the top of which exists St Anne's Church, developed between 1745 and also 1748 by Doctor Thomas Woodward of Chipping Campden. Beyond the church, High Street leads off to the south towards Stourport along the B4194, a roadway known locally as "the switchback" because of its many undulations. Unlike in numerous English towns, High Street is so called not due to its significance, yet because of its geographical position 'high' above the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called due to the fact that it when included a tollgate when traveling towards Wales) climbs up steeply up to the west, while Dowles Road, a continuation of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles and also in the direction of the Wyre Forest. To the northeast of the community is the woody hill of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southern terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area between Stourport and also Bewdley there are numerous huge lodge, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall as well as Swimming pool Home are particularly considerable.
