Bewdley
Bewdley is a tiny waterfront town and also 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 and 22 miles (35 kilometres) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It lies 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 preferred visitor location and also is known for the Bewdley Bridge made by Thomas Telford. The almost all of Bewdley community is located on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the main road-- Load Street-- whose name originates from lode, an old word for ferryboat. Load Street is noteworthy for its width: this is since it once likewise acted as the community's market place. A lot of Bewdley's shops and facilities are positioned along Load Street, on top of which exists St Anne's Church, built 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 understood locally as "the switchback" because of its many wavinesses. Unlike in numerous English communities, High Street is so called not because of its value, but as a result of its geographical placement 'high' over the river. On the other side of the church, Welch Gate (so called since it as soon as contained a tollgate on the road towards Wales) climbs up outstanding up to the west, while Dowles Road, a continuation of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles and also towards the Wyre Forest. To the northeast of the community is the wooded hilltop of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southern terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area between Stourport and also Bewdley there are several large lodge, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall as well as Swimming pool House are particularly considerable.
