Bewdley
Bewdley is a tiny riverside community and civil church in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire border in England, along the Severn Valley 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) west of Kidderminster and 22 miles (35 kilometres) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It rests on the River Severn, at the portal 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 prominent tourist location as well as is known for the Bewdley Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley town is positioned on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the primary road-- Load Street-- whose name derives from lode, an old word for ferryboat. Load Street is significant for its width: this is because it once additionally functioned as the town's market place. A lot of Bewdley's shops and also services are positioned 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. Beyond the church, High Street leads off to the south in the direction of Stourport along the B4194, a road recognized in your area as "the switchback" because of its lots of undulations. Unlike in several English communities, High Street is so called not due to its value, but due to its geographical position 'high' above the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called because it when included a tollgate on the road in the direction of Wales) climbs steeply as much as the west, while Dowles Road, an extension of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles and also towards 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 location in between Stourport and also Bewdley there are numerous big lodge, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall and Pool Home are especially significant.