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Bewdley is a tiny riverside community and also civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire boundary 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 portal 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 popular tourist destination and also is recognized for the Bewdley Bridge developed by Thomas Telford. The almost all of Bewdley town is situated on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the primary street– Load Street– whose name derives from lode, an old word for ferryboat. Load Street is significant for its size: this is due to the fact that it when likewise worked as the community’s market area. Most of Bewdley’s shops and also services are positioned along Load Street, at the top of which exists St Anne’s Church, built between 1745 as well as 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 road recognized in your area as “the switchback” as a result of its several undulations. Unlike in several English towns, High Street is so called not due to its relevance, yet as a result of its geographical position ‘high’ over the river. On the other side of the church, Welch Gate (so called because it as soon as consisted of a tollgate on the road towards Wales) climbs steeply 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 woody hill of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southern terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area between Stourport and also Bewdley there are a number of huge country houses, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall and Swimming pool Home are particularly considerable.