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Bewdley is a small waterfront community as well as civil church in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire boundary in England, along the Severn Valley 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Kidderminster and 22 miles (35 kilometres) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It rests 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 prominent traveler destination as well as is known for the Bewdley Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley community is situated on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the primary road– Load Street– whose name originates from lode, an old word for ferryboat. Load Street is significant for its size: this is since it once likewise served as the community’s market location. The majority of Bewdley’s stores and also features are located along Load Street, on top of which lies St Anne’s Church, built between 1745 as well as 1748 by Doctor Thomas Woodward of Chipping Campden. Past the church, High Street leads off to the south towards Stourport along the B4194, a roadway recognized in your area as “the switchback” as a result of its several undulations. Unlike in numerous English towns, High Street is so called not as a result of its significance, but due to its geographical setting ‘high’ above the river. On the other side of the church, Welch Gate (so called due to the fact that it when had a tollgate on the road in the direction of Wales) climbs outstanding as much as the west, while Dowles Road, a continuation of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles and also 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 Bewdley there are several huge country houses, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall and also Swimming pool House are particularly considerable.