Bewdley
Bewdley is a little riverside community as well as civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire boundary in England, along the Severn Valley 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) west of Kidderminster and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It rests on the River Severn, at the entrance of the Wyre Forest national nature reserve, as well as at the time of the 2011 census had a population of 9,470. Bewdley is a prominent tourist destination and also is understood for the Bewdley Bridge created by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley town is located on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the primary road-- Load Street-- whose name originates from lode, an old word for ferry. Load Street is noteworthy for its width: this is because it when additionally served as the community's market place. Most of Bewdley's shops as well as services are located along Load Street, at the top of which lies 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 in the direction of Stourport along the B4194, a road recognized locally as "the switchback" because of its lots of wavinesses. Unlike in several English communities, High Street is so called not as a result of its relevance, yet due to its geographical position 'high' above the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called because it when consisted of a tollgate when driving in the direction of Wales) climbs considerably approximately the west, while Dowles Road, an extension 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 in between Stourport and Bewdley there are a number of huge lodge, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall and Pool Residence are especially considerable.
