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Bewdley is a tiny riverside community and 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 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 vacationer location as well as is understood for the Bewdley Bridge made by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley community is situated on the western bank of the River Severn, including the major street– Load Street– whose name originates from lode, an old word for ferryboat. Load Street is significant for its size: this is due to the fact that it once likewise served as the town’s market place. The majority of Bewdley’s shops and also amenities are situated along Load Street, on top of which lies St Anne’s Church, built in between 1745 and also 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 understood locally as “the switchback” due to its lots of undulations. Unlike in lots of English communities, High Street is so called not as a result of its importance, yet because of its geographical setting ‘high’ above the river. Beyond of the church, Welch Gate (so called since it as soon as contained a tollgate when traveling towards Wales) climbs considerably up to the west, while Dowles Road, a continuation of the B4194 leads northwest to Dowles as well as in the direction of the Wyre Forest. To the northeast of the community is the woody hill of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southerly terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area in between Stourport and Bewdley there are numerous huge country houses, amongst which Witley Court, Astley Hall as well as Pool Residence are specifically substantial.