Westbury-on-Severn is a rural town in England that is the centre of the large, rural parish, also called Westbury-on-Severn. The town is situated on the A48 road (between Minsterworth as well as Newnham on Severn) and also bounded by the River Severn to the south and west. Westbury is additionally bounded to the West by the Newport to Gloucester railway line, although Westbury does not have a railway station, the closest stations being Gloucester and also Lydney. Westbury is just over a mile long as well as has one just housing estate to the south of the main A48 road which was created in the 1980s. The village additionally has a primary school, post office cum village store, a bar "The Red Lion" and medical professional's surgical treatment as well as dental expert surgical treatment. Geoff Sterry, a coal as well as strong gas merchant, is additionally based in the town. Westbury falls within the Area of the Forest of Dean although the woodland itself does not extend to the town. The village has a huge parish church, which is distinct, as the steeple is not affixed to the primary structure as a result of a fire which refuted the old wooden building right after the new steeple was finished. Within the veranda of the church are numerous markings of crosses and also full crosses made during the English Civil War. The north deck and also north aisle are the oldest parts of the church, having actually been developed around 1290. Simply to the East of the village centre is the National Trust had Westbury Court Garden.