The Little Packhorse, High Street, Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
N 52° 22.411 W 002° 18.805
30U E 546740 N 5802804
The Little Packhorse, High Street, Bewdley
Waymark Code: WMFFV3
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/13/2012
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The Little Packhorse is somewhat off the main area of town but well worth seeking out.
The wall-mounted sign is an artist's impression of the area near the pub a couple of hundred years ago.
As its name suggests this was a stop on the various packhorse routes and was close to the ford across the River Severn and also to the quay for access to ships.
An interesting statistic from their website at (
visit link) :-
In 1840, Bewdley held 2 country records, the highest concentration of licences per head of population in the country; and probably linked the highest crime rate in Worcestershire. There were 71 public houses, one for every 79 residents.