Bewdley
Bewdley is a tiny waterfront community 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 km) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It pushes 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 visitor destination and also is recognized for the Bewdley Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley town is situated on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the major street-- Load Street-- whose name stems from lode, an old word for ferryboat. Load Street is notable for its width: this is because it as soon as likewise acted as the community's market area. A lot of Bewdley's stores and amenities are situated along Load Street, on top of which exists St Anne's Church, developed 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 roadway understood locally as "the switchback" due to its many wavinesses. Unlike in lots of English communities, High Street is so called not as a result of its significance, yet as a result of its geographical setting 'high' over the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called because it when included a tollgate on the road towards Wales) climbs considerably up to the west, while Dowles Road, an extension of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles and 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 location between Stourport and also Bewdley there are several huge country houses, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall and also Swimming pool Home are particularly considerable.