Bewdley
Bewdley is a tiny waterfront community as well as 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 as well as 22 miles (35 kilometres) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It rests on the River Severn, at the gateway 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 traveler location and also is understood for the Bewdley Bridge made by Thomas Telford. The almost all of Bewdley town is located on the western bank of the River Severn, including the main road-- Load Street-- whose name stems from lode, an old word for ferry. Load Street is noteworthy for its size: this is due to the fact that it when also functioned as the community's market area. The majority of Bewdley's stores and also features are positioned along Load Street, on top of which exists St Anne's Church, constructed in between 1745 and 1748 by Doctor Thomas Woodward of Chipping Campden. Beyond the church, High Street leads off to the south towards Stourport along the B4194, a roadway recognized locally as "the switchback" as a result of its many wavinesses. Unlike in lots of English towns, High Street is so called not because of its significance, but as a result of its geographical placement 'high' above the river. On the other side of the church, Welch Gate (so called since it once had a tollgate on the road in the direction of Wales) climbs up outstanding as much as the west, while Dowles Road, a continuation 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 southern terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the location between Stourport and also Bewdley there are numerous huge country houses, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall and Swimming pool Home are specifically substantial.
