Discover Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire

St Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:High_Street_looking_towards_Mitton_Street_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1094213.jpg
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Stourport-on-Severn is a town in Wyre Forest district in northern Worcestershire, England. Often called simply as Stourport, it is on the River Severn, downstream from Bewdley, to the south of Kidderminster. The town has a population of around 20,000 people (2012 estimate).

Stourport-on-Severn got its name because it was established as a port on the River Stour, which is at the confluence with the River Severn. This was in the 18th century, following the completion of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in 1772. Predating the town was a hamlet known as Upper Mitton and Lower Mitton, settlements at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Stour.

Right from the start Stourport-on-Severn grew as a river trans-shipment point. This was where goods coming up by canal boats are transferred to the river boats and vice versa. The town central district has a large supporting industry of boat builders, shipyards and foundries.

The completion of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal in 1815 brought a downturn to business activities in Stourport-on-Severn, as the new canal caused traffic to bypass it. After a boisterous boom in the late 18th century, Stourport-on-Severn went into decline and was a shadow of its former self by the early 19th century.

Confluence of the River Stour with the River Severn in Stourport-on-Severn: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stour_Severn_Confluence.jpg
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Visiting Stourport-on-Severn

From London, take the M40 motorway and then continue west on the M42. Exit the M42 to the A38 road and head south on the A38 road till the roundabout with the A448 road. Continue west on the A448 road until you arrive in Kidderminster. From Kidderminster, take the A451 heading south to reach Stourport-on-Severn.

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