Bewdley
Bewdley is a little 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 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 destination and also is known for the Bewdley Bridge made by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley community is situated on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the primary street-- Load Street-- whose name originates from lode, an old word for ferry. Load Street is notable for its size: this is since it once additionally served as the town's market area. The majority of Bewdley's stores and services are situated along Load Street, at the top of which lies St Anne's Church, constructed between 1745 as well as 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 road known locally as "the switchback" as a result of its lots of undulations. Unlike in several English communities, High Street is so called not as a result of its significance, but due to its geographical position 'high' above the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called due to the fact that it when included a tollgate when traveling towards Wales) climbs up steeply approximately 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 community is the woody hilltop of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southern terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area in between Stourport and also Bewdley there are a number of huge country houses, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall as well as Pool Home are particularly significant.