Tower, Spire and Church of St Peter and St Paul, Westbury-on-Severn
The village is situated on the A48 road (between Minsterworth and Newnham on Severn) and bounded by the River Severn to the south and west. Westbury is also bounded to the West by the Newport to Gloucester railway line, although Westbury does not have a railway station, the closest stations being Gloucester and Lydney.
Westbury is just over a mile long and has one only housing estate to the south of the main A48 road which was constructed in the 1980s.[2] The village also has a primary school, post office cum village store, a pub "The Lyon" and dentist surgery. Geoff Sterry, a coal and solid fuel merchant, is also based in the village.
Westbury falls within the District of the Forest of Dean although the forest itself does not extend to the village.
The village has a large parish church, which is distinctive, as the steeple is not attached to the main building because of a fire which burned down the old wooden building soon after the new steeple was completed. Within the porch of the church are several markings of crosses and full crosses made during the English Civil War. The north porch and north aisle are the oldest parts of the church, having been built around 1290.[3]
^"Parish population 2011". from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^Forest of Dean DC. (November 2005). "Westbury on Severn Local Plan Review" (PDF). p. 1. (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^Anon. (1992). St. Mary, St. Peter & St. Paul. Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire. p. 1.
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westbury, severn, rural, village, england, that, centre, large, rural, parish, also, called, location, within, gloucestershirepopulation1, 2011, grid, referenceso716140civil, parishdistrictforest, deanshire, countygloucestershireregionsouth, westcountryengland. Westbury on Severn is a rural village in England that is the centre of the large rural parish also called Westbury on Severn Westbury on SevernWestbury on SevernLocation within GloucestershirePopulation1 792 2011 1 OS grid referenceSO716140Civil parishWestbury on SevernDistrictForest of DeanShire countyGloucestershireRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWestbury on SevernPostcode districtGL14PoliceGloucestershireFireGloucestershireAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentForest of DeanList of places UK England Gloucestershire 51 49 28 N 2 24 45 W 51 8244 N 2 4124 W 51 8244 2 4124 Contents 1 Location 2 Transport Links 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLocation edit nbsp Tower Spire and Church of St Peter and St Paul Westbury on Severn The village is situated on the A48 road between Minsterworth and Newnham on Severn and bounded by the River Severn to the south and west Westbury is also bounded to the West by the Newport to Gloucester railway line although Westbury does not have a railway station the closest stations being Gloucester and Lydney Westbury is just over a mile long and has one only housing estate to the south of the main A48 road which was constructed in the 1980s 2 The village also has a primary school post office cum village store a pub The Lyon and dentist surgery Geoff Sterry a coal and solid fuel merchant is also based in the village Westbury falls within the District of the Forest of Dean although the forest itself does not extend to the village The village has a large parish church which is distinctive as the steeple is not attached to the main building because of a fire which burned down the old wooden building soon after the new steeple was completed Within the porch of the church are several markings of crosses and full crosses made during the English Civil War The north porch and north aisle are the oldest parts of the church having been built around 1290 3 Just to the East of the village centre is the National Trust owned Westbury Court Garden Transport Links editThe village is served by three regular bus services operated by Stagecoach the 22 service between Coleford in the Forest of Dean and Gloucester and by the 23 service between Lydney and Gloucester Notable people editSee Category People from Westbury on SevernSee also editWestbury Court GardenReferences edit Parish population 2011 Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 28 March 2015 Forest of Dean DC November 2005 Westbury on Severn Local Plan Review PDF p 1 Archived PDF from the original on 27 August 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2020 Anon 1992 St Mary St Peter amp St Paul Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire p 1 External links editphotos of Westbury on Severn and surrounding area on geograph nbsp This Gloucestershire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westbury on Severn amp oldid 1105428878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
