Bewdley
Bewdley is a tiny 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 as well as 22 miles (35 kilometres) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It pushes the River Severn, at the gateway of the Wyre Forest national nature reserve, and at the time of the 2011 census had a population of 9,470. Bewdley is a prominent vacationer location as well as is recognized for the Bewdley Bridge made by Thomas Telford. The almost all 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 ferry. Load Street is remarkable for its size: this is since it as soon as additionally served as the town's market location. Most of Bewdley's stores and also facilities are situated along Load Street, on top of which exists St Anne's Church, developed between 1745 as well as 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" due to its lots of wavinesses. Unlike in several English communities, High Street is so called not as a result of its significance, however due to its geographical position 'high' over the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called because it as soon as included a tollgate on the road in the direction of Wales) climbs considerably as much as the west, while Dowles Road, an extension of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles and in the direction of the Wyre Forest. To the northeast of the town is the woody hill of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southerly terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the location between Stourport and also Bewdley there are several large lodge, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall and Pool House are specifically substantial.
