Bewdley is a riverside town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Kidderminster and 22 miles south west of Birmingham. It lies on the River Severn, and at the time of the 2011 census had a population of 9,470. Bewdley is a popular tourist destination and is well known for its music scene, famous Bewdley Bridge designed by Thomas Telford, range of independent shops and high standard of educational provision at both secondary and primary levels. Bewdley is home to the Severn Valley Railway and the West Midlands Safari Park, both of which are sign posted on all motorways running through the midlands. The only secondary school in the town, The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre is recog