Westbury-on-severn
Westbury-on-Severn is a rural town in England that is the centre of the big, rural parish, likewise called Westbury-on-Severn. The village is positioned on the A48 road (between Minsterworth and also Newnham on Severn) as well as bounded by the River Severn to the south as well as west. Westbury is additionally bounded to the West by the Newport to Gloucester railway line, although Westbury does not have a railway station, the closest stations being Gloucester as well as Lydney. Westbury is just over a mile long and has one only housing estate to the south of the major A48 road which was created in the 1980s. The town also has a primary school, post office cum village shop, a pub "The Red Lion" as well as doctor's surgical treatment as well as dental practitioner surgical treatment. Geoff Sterry, a coal and also solid gas merchant, is additionally based in the town. Westbury falls within the District of the Forest of Dean although the forest itself does not include the village. The village has a huge parish church, which is distinct, as the steeple is not attached to the primary building as a result of a fire which burned down the old wooden structure right after the new steeple was completed. Within the veranda of the church are numerous markings of crosses and full crosses made during the English Civil War. The north patio and also north aisle are the oldest parts of the church, having been constructed around 1290. Just to the East of the village centre is the National Trust had Westbury Court Garden.