▁of ▁Ch ipping ▁Camp den . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁church , ▁High ▁Street ▁leads ▁off ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁towards ▁St our port ▁along ▁the ▁B 4 1 9 4 , ▁a ▁road ▁known ▁locally ▁as ▁" the ▁switch back " ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁many ▁sharp ▁curves . ▁Un like ▁in ▁many ▁English ▁towns , ▁High ▁Street ▁is ▁so ▁called ▁not ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁importance ▁to ▁commerce , ▁but ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁ge ographical ▁position ▁' high ' ▁above ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁Wel ch ▁Gate ▁( so ▁called ▁because ▁it ▁once ▁contained ▁a ▁to ll gate ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁towards ▁Wales ) ▁clim bs ▁ste ep ly ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁Dow les ▁Road , ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁B 4 1 9 4 , ▁leads ▁north west ▁to ▁Dow les ▁and ▁towards ▁the ▁Wy re ▁Forest . ▁To ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁the ▁wood ed ▁hill top ▁of ▁Wass el ▁Wood ▁in ▁Tr im ple y , ▁the ▁southern ▁termin us ▁of ▁Sh atter ford ▁Hill . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁St our port ▁and ▁Bew d ley ▁are ▁several ▁large ▁country ▁houses . ▁W itle y ▁Court , ▁Ast ley ▁Hall , ▁and ▁Pool ▁House ▁are ▁considered ▁particularly ▁significant . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁government ▁ ▁Mes ol ith ic - period ▁sett lers ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁through ▁exc av ations ▁in ▁W rib ben hall , ▁which ▁found ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁fragments ▁of