Westbury-on-Severn is a rural town in England that is the centre of the large, rural parish, likewise called Westbury-on-Severn. The town is located on the A48 road (between Minsterworth and also Newnham on Severn) and bounded by the River Severn to the south as well as west. Westbury is additionally bounded to the West by the Newport to Gloucester train line, although Westbury does not have a train station, the closest stations being Gloucester and also Lydney. Westbury is simply over a mile long as well as has one just housing estate to the south of the primary A48 road which was constructed in the 1980s. The village additionally has a primary school, post office cum village store, a bar "The Red Lion" as well as physician's surgical treatment and dental practitioner surgical treatment. Geoff Sterry, a coal and also strong gas vendor, is additionally based in the town. Westbury drops within the District of the Forest of Dean although the forest itself does not include the village. The town has a big parish church, which is distinct, as the steeple is not affixed to the primary building because of a fire which refuted the old wooden structure not long after the brand-new steeple was completed. Within the patio of the church are a number of markings of crosses and also complete crosses made during the English Civil War. The north porch as well as north aisle are the oldest parts of the church, having been built around 1290. Simply to the East of the town centre is the National Trust owned Westbury Court Garden.