Bewdley
Bewdley is a small riverside town and civil church in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire border in England, along the Severn Valley 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Kidderminster and also 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 also at the time of the 2011 census had a population of 9,470. Bewdley is a preferred traveler location as well as is recognized for the Bewdley Bridge developed by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley town is situated on the western bank of the River Severn, including the major street-- Load Street-- whose name originates from lode, an old word for ferryboat. Load Street is remarkable for its width: this is since it once additionally worked as the town's market location. Most of Bewdley's stores as well as features are situated along Load Street, at the top of which exists St Anne's Church, developed in 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 understood in your area as "the switchback" as a result of its lots of undulations. Unlike in many English towns, High Street is so called not because of its importance, yet as a result of its geographical position 'high' above the river. On the other side of the church, Welch Gate (so called since it when contained a tollgate on the road towards Wales) climbs considerably approximately the west, while Dowles Road, a continuation of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles as well as in the direction of the Wyre Forest. To the northeast of the town is the wooded hilltop of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southerly terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area between Stourport and also Bewdley there are a number of large lodge, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall as well as Pool Home are especially substantial.
