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West Street in 1960; Bridport's wide main street is a result of the town's history as a rope-making centre. Bridport is a market town and civil parish in Dorset, England, 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) inland from the English Channel near the confluence of the River Brit and its tributary the Asker.
Bridport was continuously represented in Parliament from the first. The medieval borough consisted of the parish of Bridport, a small port and market town, where the main economic interests were sailcloth and rope-making, as well as some fishing. (For some time in the 16th century, the town had a monopoly of making all cordage for the navy.)
Citizens Advice [n 1] (previously Citizens Advice Bureau [9] [n 2] and also known as Cyngor ar Bopeth [n 3] in Welsh [10]) is a British independent organisation specialising in confidential information and advice to assist people with legal, debt, consumer, housing and other problems in the United Kingdom. [11] [12]
Bridport Town Hall is an 18th-century town hall on South Street in Bridport, Dorset, England. It is a Grade I listed building. [1] History.
Articles relating to the Citizens Advice charity in the United Kingdom. Pages in category "Citizens Advice" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 ...
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Allington is a neighbourhood of Bridport in Dorset, England, immediately north-west of Bridport town centre on the west bank of the River Brit.Formerly a separate village and civil parish, Allington and Bridport had grown to be contiguous by the end of the 19th century.
The New Year Honours 1969 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to the London Gazette of 20 December 1968 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1969.