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Bridgwater is a historic market town and civil parish in Somerset, England.The town had a population of 41,276 at the 2021 census. [1] Bridgwater is at the edge of the Somerset Levels, in level and well-wooded country.
Bridgwater Castle was a castle in the town of Bridgwater, Somerset, England. The stone castle was built around 1220 and contributed to the development of the town. It was surrounded by a moat and included a watergate giving access to the quay. In the 13th and 14th centuries the castle was involved in the Second Barons' War and Despenser War.
The Siege of Bridgwater took place in July 1645, during the First English Civil War, when a Royalist garrison surrendered to a Parliamentarian force under Sir Thomas Fairfax. After their victory at Naseby in June, Fairfax and the New Model Army moved into Somerset , where they linked up with the Western Association Army led by Edward Massey .
The Parish Church of St Mary [1], more commonly known as St Mary's, [2] is the main Church of England parish church for the town of Bridgwater, Somerset.Originally founded well before the Norman Conquest, the present church is a large and impressive structure dating primarily from the 14th and 15th centuries, with both earlier remains and later additions.
On 31 March the museum launched a Facebook Group called Bridgwater History. [15] The aim of this group was to help fill the void while the museum was closed. By the end of October, it had over 3,400 members and is growing. It is a Private Group, devoted entirely to Bridgwater's history, and nothing else. [16]
The Port of Bridgwater is a port, originally located in the town of Bridgwater, Somerset, England.Created under the Bridgwater Navigation and Quays Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. lxxxix) it extends from Brean Down to Hinkley Point in Bridgwater Bay, and parts of the rivers Parrett (to Bridgwater), River Brue and River Axe. [2]
In the medieval period the River Parrett was used to transport Hamstone from the quarry at Ham Hill, [61] Bridgwater was part of the Port of Bristol until the Port of Bridgwater was created in 1348, [48] covering 80 miles (130 km) of the Somerset coast line, from the Devon border to the mouth of the River Axe.
The museum is dedicated to the Brick and Tile Industry of Somerset. Bridgwater had been a centre of trade and industry since the Middle Ages, benefiting from local clay from the alluvial deposits of the River Parrett to make bricks and tiles. In the 1840s there were 1,300 people in Bridgwater employed making bricks and tiles. [1] [2]