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Bewdley is a small waterfront community and civil parish 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 as well as 22 miles (35 kilometres) southwest of Birmingham. [1] It lies on the River Severn, at the entrance 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 visitor destination and also is recognized for the Bewdley Bridge created by Thomas Telford. The main part of Bewdley town is situated on the western bank of the River Severn, including the main street– Load Street– whose name stems from lode, an old word for ferry. Load Street is remarkable for its width: this is since it when likewise acted as the community’s market location. A lot of Bewdley’s shops and also amenities are located along Load Street, on top of which exists St Anne’s Church, constructed 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 known locally as “the switchback” due to its many undulations. Unlike in several English towns, High Street is so called not due to its relevance, however as a result of its geographical setting ‘high’ above the river. On the other side of the church, Welch Gate (so called since it when included a tollgate on the road in the direction of Wales) climbs up steeply approximately the west, while Dowles Road, an extension 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 southerly terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the location in between Stourport and Bewdley there are several large lodge, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall and Pool Home are particularly substantial.