Bewdley is a little riverside town 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 kilometres) west of Kidderminster as well as 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It rests on 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 preferred traveler location and is understood for the Bewdley Bridge created by Thomas Telford. The almost all of Bewdley town is located on the western bank of the River Severn, including the primary road-- Load Street-- whose name stems from lode, an old word for ferry. Load Street is remarkable for its width: this is due to the fact that it when also acted as the community's market area. Most of Bewdley's shops as well as features 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. Past the church, High Street leads off to the south in the direction of Stourport along the B4194, a roadway understood in your area as "the switchback" due to its lots of wavinesses. Unlike in several English towns, High Street is so called not because of its significance, yet because of its geographical position 'high' over the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called because it as soon as consisted of a tollgate when driving in the direction of Wales) climbs up outstanding approximately 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 hill of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southern terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area between Stourport as well as Bewdley there are several huge country houses, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall and also Pool Home are especially significant.
