Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Bridgwater
Bridgwater, town (1991 pop. 30,782), Somerset, SW England, on the Parrett River estuary. It is a port for seaborne traffic and a market town. Bridgwater is the only place in England that produces bathbricks, which are made from clay and sand deposited by the river and are used for scouring metals. Other manufactures are bricks, tiles, furniture, beer, and preserves. Admiral Robert Blake was born in Bridgwater.
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Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, civil parish, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town in the county.
Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England. Bridgwater had a population of 33,698 according to the 2001 census.
It is situated, on the edge of the Somerset Levels, in a level and well-wooded country, having to the north the Mendip range and on the west the Quantock hills. Historically, the town had a politically radical tendency, being involved in several events of note on the national stage.The town lies along both sides of the River Parrett, from its...more »
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