Bewdley railway station Bewdley railway station Bewdley railway station serves the town of Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. Until 2014 it was the administrative headquarters of the Severn Valley Railway when it moved to Comberton Hill, Kidderminster. It is the principal intermediate station on the line. Bewdley station originally opened in 1862 as one of the main intermediate stations on the 40¾-mile line between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. The station was operated from opening by the West Midland Railway before being absorbed into the Great Western Railway (GWR). In 1864 the Tenbury & Bewdley Railway opened, with its route through the Wyre Forest branching off
Bewdley many English towns, High Street is so called not because of its importance, but because of its geographical position 'high' above the river. On the other side of the church, Welch Gate (so called because it once contained a tollgate on the road towards Wales) climbs steeply up to the west, while a continuation of the B4194 leads northwest towards the Wyre Forest. To the northeast of the town is the wooded hilltop of Wassel Wood in Trimpley, the southern terminus of Shatterford Hill. In the area between Stourport and Bewdley there are several large country houses, among which Witley