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  Bewdley
BEWDLEY, a borough and market-town of the county of Worcester, in the lower division of Doddingtree Hundred, and in the parish of Ribbesford, 114 miles N.W. London, and 13 miles N. by W. from Worcester.
The population of the parliamentary borough is between 7,000 and 8,000 ; that of Bewdley proper was, in 1831, 3,908, of whom 2,021 were females.
Bewdley being in the parish of Ribbesford, it has only a chapel of ease for the accommodation of the inhabitants.
www.oldtowns.co.uk /Worcestershire/bewdley.htm   (1442 words)

  
 Bewdley - LoveToKnow 1911
Bewdley is pleasantly situated on the sloping right bank of the Severn, on the eastern border of the forest of Wyre.
Bewdley received its charter in 1472, and there 1 On double marriage in early romance see G. Paris, "La Legende du mari aux deux femmes," in La Poesie du moyen age (2nd series, Paris, 1895); and A. Nutt, "The Lai of Eliduc," andc., in Folk-Lore, vol.
Coal-mines were worked in Bewdley as early as 1669, and the town was formerly noted for making caps.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Bewdley   (422 words)

  
 Bewdley
For those of you who are not already aware, the attractive Georgian town of Bewdley sits directly upon the River Severn in north Worcestershire, an area with a rich agricultural and industrial history and a gateway to the Marches.
Bewdley has a strong community network which is celebrated through the diversity of local events which take place annually including Carnival, Regatta, Arts Festival and Beer Festival to name but a few.
Bewdley looks set to be buzzing on 23, 24 and 25 March as the town puts on a celebration of life...
www.bewdley.org.uk   (314 words)

  
 Bewdley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bewdley was granted borough status, as well as a weekly market, by King Edward IV in 1472, and retained this status until local government reorganisation in 1974.
Bewdley is now governed by three tiers of local government; in increasing order of size: Bewdley town council, Wyre Forest district council and Worcestershire county council.
Bewdley is also the headquarters of the Severn Valley Railway, a heritage railway running the 16 miles between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bewdley   (1104 words)

  
 Bewdley tourist information guide from TourUK
Bewdley, on the edge of the Wyre Forest, on the River Severn, with a balustraded bridge.
With an information centre Bewdley is a good choice as a touring point.
A 15th-century Inn situated in the town centre of Bewdley.
www.touruk.co.uk /worcester/wor_bewd.htm   (310 words)

  
 Bewdley railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bewdley station originally opened in 1862 as one of the main intermediate stations on the 40¾ mile line between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury.
Bewdley station was at its busiest at weekends and local holiday periods, and traffic declined only with the introduction of the family car in the 1950s.
Bewdley was disused for only four years before preservationists from the new SVR Company brought the land, track and buildings in 1974 enabling the SVR to extend from Bridgnorth - Hampton Loade to Highley and eventually Bewdley that same year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bewdley_railway_station   (400 words)

  
 Bewdley Mortgages
Note: ** Total national contribution of Bewdley mortgages in the past 5 years is currently 0.01% with a projected target of 0.01%.
The information below shows the marital status of applicants from Bewdley, Ontario using the mortgage application found on canequity.com.
In Bewdley, 50% of the mortgage applicants are either married or living common-law, while only 50% are single, separated or divorced.
www.canequity.com /ontario/bewdley-mortgages.htm   (176 words)

  
 Bewdley, England News
BEWDLEY Town Council is on the lookout for historical town artefacts to display when it throws open its doors next Saturday.
YOUNG singers at Wribbenhall First School are hoping to strike a chord with visitors to the Discover Bewdley Weekend when they perform their own song inspired by the River Severn.
VISIONS of a youth cafe in Bewdley are gathering momentum with a young people's board of directors set to be appointed.
www.topix.net /uk/bewdley   (576 words)

  
 Bewdley property - Property for sale in Bewdley Worcestershire
Bewdley is a small town in Worcestershire, England.
Bewdley is an old town, with the settlement of Wribbenhall on the eastern side of the Severn having been recorded in the Domesday Book as being part of the manor of Kidderminster.
Bewdley is the site of a well-known privately owned safari park, the West Midland Safari Park, and is also the headquarters of the Severn Valley Railway.
www.worcestershirepropertysales.co.uk /property_for_sale_0_Bewdley.html   (281 words)

  
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Bewdley Social care was established in 1985 in the Bewdley area.
Bewdley care has an extremely high standard of staff who pride themselves on the level of care they give; and with a large bank of experienced staff are able to arrange immediate cover if required from one hour to 24 hours each day.
We at Bewdley care pride ourselves on the high standard of care we provide and our reputation is extremely important.
www.btinternet.com /~bewdley.care   (173 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Hellmouths of Bewdley, The: Books: Tony Burgess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The fictional world visited by Tony Burgess in The Hell Mouths of Bewdley comes as a dark surprise.
Bewdley, Ontario, population 510 (primarily male) is, literally, a hellhole of a place.
Its denizens are perverse, treacherous, violent, and, for the most part, coolly amoral, their savage activities depicted with a clinical ease.
www.amazon.ca /hellmouths-Bewdley-fiction-girls-boys/dp/1550223151   (459 words)

  
 Bewdley News
The Bewdley4Business Competition is for those people in the Bewdley catchment area who believe that they have a really good business idea, but do not know how to get started, or where to go for advice on how to develop it.
Bewdley4Business Competition is also for the owners of existing businesses who believe that they could really make their business grow if only they could get some professional help to develop their ideas.
Opportunity Bewdley one of the sponosors of this competition is looking for innovation with practicality.
www.bewdley.org.uk /news.asp?newsID=48   (378 words)

  
 Hotels in Bewdley Worcestershire accommodation - Bewdley hotels accommodation Worcestershire Cotswolds UK
The Bewdley hotels listed below are either in the town or we have given a rough guide as to how far they are from Bewdley.
Bewdley stands on the banks of the River Severn, at the edge of the Wyre Forest.
Bewdley Museum, Load Street, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 2AE Tel: 01299 403 573 The museum is housed in the town's old butcher's shambles and provides an insight into the growth and trades of the town.
www.kayukay.co.uk /bewdleyhotels.html   (569 words)

  
 Bank House - Local Information
Come and visit the beautiful Georgian town of Bewdley on the River Severn with it's fine architecture, local museum, antique and craft shops and good pubs and restaurants catering for every taste.
Bewdley is conveniently placed to explore the Wyre Forest, the Worcestershire Way, and houses of historic interest, including Witley Court.
Steam on the Severn Railway from Kidderminster to Bridgenorth, with stops enroute for easy access to meandering footpaths along the river and through the country park.
www.bewdley-accommodation.co.uk /local_info.htm   (178 words)

  
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The Bewdley area, just south of Birmingham, is full of stately homes and interesting sites like this steam railway station.
The church service featured student musicians and was followed by a reception during which the Clarksville group got to meet several members of the Bewdley community.
Following a fabulous lunch at the home of Bewdley Twinning Association Chairman Stuart Williams and his wife Angela, the group had an afternoon visit with members of the twinning society.The evening was spent at the Arts Festival event, a performance of The Gwent Ballet.
town.clarksville.in.us /sistercities/trip_melton_bewdley.html   (787 words)

  
 Hotels, Bewdley: Cheap Hotel Accommodation in Bewdley
A confirmation email is delivered with every guest booking with contact and travel details to help you cancel or confirm your hotel break or bed & breakfast stay.
The George Hotel in charming Bewdley - close to the River Severn and excellent fishing, 5 minutes walk to the steam trains and 5 minutes drive to the Safari Park.
Set in 16 acres of beautiful countryside, close to Birmingham, Stratford upon Avon, Worcester and the border with Wales is impressive, stylish hotel is an ideal location for business and leisure guests.
www.room4u.org.uk /hotels/bewdley/index.asp   (366 words)

  
 Worcester to Bewdley - Walking Land's End to John o'Groats with Mark Moxon
The thing is, I want to get to Penkridge the day after tomorrow, because I've arranged to be picked up by my parents, with whom I'm hoping to spend a relaxing weekend before being dropped back in Penkridge a few days later.
The Severn isn't exactly overrun with bridges; indeed, between Worcester and Bewdley there are only two bridges, one at Stourport-on-Severn and the other at Holt (the latter, the Holt Fleet Bridge, was built by Thomas Telford and is effortlessly beautiful, something the architects at Upton clearly failed to learn from).
There I was walking along the path, eyes fixed on Bewdley, and who should I find relaxing on the bank but Barry, whom I'd last seen in Street.
www.landsendjohnogroats.info /the_midlands/22_bewdley.html   (1931 words)

  
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November 1999 at Bewdley YC Planning took place during October and November, the work started 13 November at Blackstone Meadows.
The Bewdley Community Living Theatre aims to bring art, drama and music into the community.
This is a community initiative and Bewdley Youth Centre, St. Annes Church, All Saints Church and the Town Council are also members of the organising committee.
website.lineone.net /~bewdley.youth.centre   (641 words)

  
 Bewdley ON Home Inspectors - FindAnInspector.US
These are real estate inspectors that work in or around Bewdley, Ontario.
Scroll down this page to view areas surrounding Bewdley, or visit FindAnInspector.US to find an inspector anywhere in the US and Canada.
Bewdley, ON (about 0 miles away from Bewdley)
www.findaninspector.us /find/ontario/bewdley/index.htm   (274 words)

  
 BEWDLEY Restaurants, Cafes, Bars, and other places to eat and drink - Tourist Net UK Guide
There is a good selection of Red and White Wines and there are always at least 8 vegetarian dishes on the menu for Lunch and Dinner.
Situated at the heart of Bewdley, a Georgian Market Town built on the banks of the River Severn, in Worcestershire, Central England, The Mulberry Restaurant is renowned for its friendly service and generous portions of quality English / French cuisine freshly prepared and cooked to order by its highly qualified chefs.
We have been established in Bewdley since 1981 and have been providing a high standard of service and quality authentic Indian Cuisine.
www.touristnetuk.com /WM/worcestershire/food/bewdley.htm   (407 words)

  
 Bewdley Mountaineering Club
Bewdley and District Mountaineering Club is a small group of mountaineering enthusiasts based on the towns of Bewdley, Kidderminster and Stourport, about 20 miles from Birmingham.
We are BMC affiliated, but have an informal and friendly atmosphere (except when the beer runs out).
The Club's main activities are centred around a programme of hut meets (with the occasional camping meet) most of which are in North Wales or the Lake District, but club members also make arrangements to go further afield, e.g.
www.bewdleymountaineeringclub.co.uk /index.html   (163 words)

  
 Bewdley Pipes and Pottery
Bewdley Pipes & Pottery was established in 1979 and has been making a variety of clay pipes from then.
We are now perhaps best known for our traditional 13" Churchwarden pipes which still have a hole through the stem and can be smoked.
We also make "Bewdley" pipes, a collection of high quality double bowl clay pipes for cool smoking, which are made in six different styles and finished in a choice of six high gloss coloured glazes and presented in an attractive gift pack.
www.bewdleytown.co.uk /~bewdleytown.co.uk/public_html/claypipes/index.shtml   (103 words)

  
 The Hellmouths of Bewdley (Preview)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Like sixteen medieval B-movies, The Hellmouths of Bewdley is a series of stories hiding in a novel about a small town in Ontario's cottage country.
Burgess believes there is a shape that fact and fiction both seek, that narratives occur in defiance of the things they harbour.
In The Hellmouths of Bewdley nightmares are our babysitters: they tell bedtime stories to normal, happy children while their parents destroy their lives or pass out, dead to the world, in front of the TV.
www.ecwpress.com /books/bewdley.htm   (389 words)

  
 Bewdley on the River Severn
Bewdley is a town of narrow winding streets, making it a pleasure to explore.
Bewdley was an important collecting point for goods manufactured in the Midlands to be shipped from here to Bristol and beyond.
To view Bewdley's special qualities it must be viewed from the riverside.
www.severnbore.ndirect.co.uk /bewd.htm   (140 words)

  
 Bewdley Hotels, Guest Houses, B and B's
Bewdley around 0 miles Kidderminster around 3 miles Stourbridge around 10 miles
Bewdley around 4 miles Kidderminster around 6 miles Stourbridge around 9 miles
Bewdley around 0 miles Kidderminster around 2 miles Bromsgrove around 10 miles
www.gbstay.co.uk /viewlocation.php?location=Bewdley   (280 words)

  
 Bewdley Self Catering Holiday Cottages - Worcestershire Cottage Breaks
Whether you chose to visit Bewdley for a short break in Bewdley, or stay a little longer you are sure to find the holiday cottage accommodation in Bewdley you are seeking in our fine selection of holiday rentals and Bewdley self catering accommodations.
Bewdley cottage holidays, your guide to last minute bookings on self-catering holiday homes and cottage rental.
Bewdley Cottages 4 You offer over 9,000 quality, inspected rentals in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France
cottage-breaks.co.uk /Worcestershire/Bewdley-cottages.htm   (293 words)

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