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Bewdley is a tiny riverside community and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire border in England, along the Severn Valley 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) west of Kidderminster and also 22 miles (35 kilometres) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It pushes the River Severn, at the gateway 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 popular vacationer location as well as is recognized for the Bewdley Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The almost all of Bewdley town is positioned on the western bank of the River Severn, consisting of the main road– Load Street– whose name originates from lode, an old word for ferry. Load Street is remarkable for its size: this is due to the fact that it once likewise worked as the town’s market place. Most of Bewdley’s shops as well as services are positioned along Load Street, on top of which exists St Anne’s Church, developed between 1745 and 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 roadway known locally as “the switchback” because of its numerous wavinesses. Unlike in lots of English communities, High Street is so called not as a result of its value, however because of its geographical setting ‘high’ above the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called since it once contained 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 in the direction of the Wyre Forest. To the northeast of the town is the woody hill of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southern terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the location between Stourport as well as Bewdley there are a number of huge lodge, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall and also Pool Home are particularly substantial.