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Bewdley Town Gates

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Welch Gate; Dog Lane Gate; Tinkers Gate

In the civil parish of Bewdley.
In the historic county of Worcestershire (Modern Authority of Worcestershire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

No remains of defensive town gates, not associated with wall or bank. Such gates, combined with close packed houses and the River Severn, could provible some limited level of protection, although their prime functions may have been to regulate passage, aid tax collection etc.

This site has been described as a;
Urban Defence.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.


The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO784753

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 114267, 114280, 114268

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