Image Bridgwater cornexchange staute and church.jpg alt Statue of figure with outstretched arm. To the left ... Corn Exchange, Bridgwater Corn Exchange , Church of St Mary, Bridgwater Church of St Mary and statue ... name Bridgwater population 33,698 population ref ref name popn cite web url http www.webcitation.org ... County Council accessdate 17 December 2009 ref shire district Sedgemoor civil parish Bridgwater shire county Somerset region South West England constituency westminster Bridgwater and West Somerset UK Parliament constituency Bridgwater and West Somerset post town BRIDGWATER postcode district TA5, TA6, TA7 postcode area TA dial code 01278 os grid reference ST305370 Bridgwater is a market town and civil ... Districts of England district , and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major ... a population of 33,698. ref name popn Bridgwater is situated, on the edge of the Somerset Levels , in level ... to Taunton by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal . Bridgwater is located between two junctions of the M5 motorway and Bridgwater railway station is on the main railway line between Bristol and Taunton ... the chief is the Church of St Mary, Bridgwater Church of St Mary . A house in Blake Street, largely ... Museum . The town has its own arts centre and plays host to the annual West Country Carnival Bridgwater ... corrupted to Bridgwater. An alternative version is that it derives from Bridge of Walter i.e. ... publisher Christopher Johnson location London isbn pages 101 116 ref History Bridgwater is mentioned ... 6 Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds Bridgwater and neighbouring parishes publisher ... , he burnt some cakes while hiding in the marshes of Athelney near Bridgwater, after the Denmark .... thumb right 250px A map of Bridgwater from 1946 William Brewer justice William Briwere was granted the Feudalism lordship of the Manorialism Manor of Bridgwater by John of England in 1201, ref name somharbours and founded Bridgwater Friary . ref cite web url http webapp1.somerset.gov.uk her ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Bridgwater Times image caption type weekly format tabloid foundation ceased publication price free owners Northcliffe Media publisher editor chiefeditor assoceditor staff language English political circulation 26,117 ref cite web url http www.thisisnorthcliffe.co.uk newspaper ?genid 115&homeid 2&pageno 1®ionid 5¢reid 53&subcentreid 4&publicationid 220 title Bridgwater Times accessdate 2007 11 10 format work NNG Newspaper ref headquarters ISSN website The Bridgwater Times is a free weekly newspaper, for Bridgwater , Somerset , England . It is owned by Northcliffe Media , part of the Daily Mail and General Trust newsgroup. References reflist Northcliffe Media England newspaper stub Category Northcliffe Media Category Newspapers published in Somerset Category Bridgwater ... more details
Infobox Motorway Services image Travelodge, Bridgwater Services geograph.org.uk 1319561.jpg image caption name Bridgwater Services road M5 motorway M5 county Somerset operator Moto Hospitality previousoperator First dateopened 1999 website http www.moto way.com home.asp Moto location map Somerset lat 51.104829 long 2.995598 Bridgwater services is a motorway service station on the M5 motorway near Bridgwater in Somerset , England . The services are located off junction 24 and can be accessed from both carriageways. It is owned by Moto Hospitality Moto . It was previously operated by First Motorway Services. The services station has a multi storey car park as well as a coach and lorry park. The services are in easy reach of Taunton 11 miles and Minehead 26 miles . The address is Junction 24, M5, Huntworth Business Park, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6TS. Facilities Burger King The Eat and Drink Co. WHSmith Travelodge Toilets Kids Play Area Payphones Cash Machine BP Fuel Location The services are located at junction 24 of the M5 motorway M5 , near the Somerset town of Bridgwater. Access is via a roundabout on the A38 road External links http www.moto way.com page.cfm?Section 2&location 14&Category Home Moto Official Site Bridgwater http motorwayservicesonline.co.uk services bridgwater Motorway Services Online Bridgwater http www.motorwayservices.info area.php?area 3 Motorway Services Info Bridgwater UK Motorway Service Station succession box road M5 Motorway before Sedgemoor services Sedgemoor after Taunton Deane services Taunton Deane UK Motorway Service Stations Moto Category 1999 establishments in England Category M5 motorway service stations Category Moto motorway service stations Category Buildings and structures in Somerset Category Transport in Somerset Category Bridgwater ... more details
Infobox monastery name Bridgwater Friary image order Franciscan mother established 1245 disestablished 1538 diocese churches founder William Briwere dedication people location Bridgwater , Somerset , England oscoor gbmappingsmall ST297368 remains public access Location map Somerset lat 51.1268 long 3.0051 width 180 float right caption Bridgwater Friary shown within Somerset br gbmapping ST297368 Bridgwater Friary was a Franciscan monastery established in 1245 and dissolved in 1538 in Bridgwater , Somerset , England. It was founded by William Briwere and moved from another location. Further buildings were added in 1278 and 1284. ref name wessexarch cite web url http www.scribd.com doc 2955970 Bridgwater Friary Somerset title Bridgwater Friary, Somerset publisher Wessex Archeology accessdate 6 January 2010 ref The church was rebuilt in the 15th century and consecrated in 1445. ref cite web url http www.wessexarch.co.uk projects somerset bridgwater friarn index.html title Friarn Meadow, Bridgwater, Somerset date 2008 04 30 publisher Wessex Archeology accessdate 6 January 2010 ref After the dissolution of the monasteries it became a mansion house. There have been various attempts to excavated the site with decorated tiles, ref cite web url http www.friarn.co.uk medievaltiles index.htm title Medieval decorated tile from Friarn Meadow, Bridgwater accessdate 6 January 2010 ref and other building fragments now in the Blake Museum . The only visible remains are an old door in Silver Street. ref cite web url http webapp1.somerset.gov.uk her details.asp?prn 12435 title Franciscan Friary and later mansion, Bridgwater work Somerset Historic Environment Record publisher Somerset County Council accessdate 6 January 2010 ref The site is also crossed by a linear feature thought to date from the English Civil War . ref name wessexarch References reflist coord 51.1252 3.0071 type landmark ... disestablishments Category Franciscan monasteries in England Category Bridgwater ... more details
Peter Bridgwater 7 March 1935 21 June 2005 was the first president of the San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Clash later known as the San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer professional sports league organization franchise . ref name booster cite news last Chapin first Dwight title Peter Bridgwater longtime soccer booster page 1 work San Francisco Chronicle date 2005 06 24 url http articles.sfgate.com 2005 06 24 bay area 17376459 1 peter bridgwater sbc park major league soccer accessdate 2011 11 25 ref Prior to arriving in the Bay Area, Bridgwater was an executive of the Vancouver Whitecaps 1974 1984 Vancouver Whitecaps franchise in the North American Soccer League 1968 1984 North American Soccer League . ref cite news last Stinson first Dan title Bridgwater set for test as Waiters replacement work The Vancouver Sun date 1982 10 05 url http news.google.com newspapers?id YaFlAAAAIBAJ&sjid UIwNAAAAIBAJ&pg 2705,2037662 accessdate 2011 11 25 ref He had been involved with professional soccer in San Jose, California San Jose since 1984, when he was named general manager of the NASL s San Jose Earthquakes 1974 88 San Jose Earthquakes . Bridgwater purchased the Earthquakes later, ref name booster but the NASL ceased operations in 1985. After the NASL went under, Bridgwater became a founder of the Western ... of the North American Soccer League . ref cite journal title Peter Bridgwater passes at 70 ... home 102253.html accessdate 2011 11 25 ref Bridgwater was also a venue director for the 1994 FIFA World ... the World Cup, the MLS was launched Bridgwater served as the Clash s first president. ref name ... Bridgwater longtime soccer booster page 2 work San Francisco Chronicle date 2005 06 24 url http articles.sfgate.com 2005 06 24 bay area 17376459 1 peter bridgwater sbc park major league soccer 2 accessdate 2011 11 25 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bridgwater ... 21 June 2005 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bridgwater, Peter Category 1935 births Category 2005 deaths ... more details
John Bridgwater born 10 January 1938 is a retired Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge . ref name Debretts http www.debretts.com people biographies month january 10360 John BRIDGWATER.aspx Debretts People of Today Online John Bridgwater, FREng ref Bridgwater gained a Bachelor of Arts BA in chemical engineering at the University of Cambridge in 1959, an MSE in chemical engineering at Princeton University in 1961. ref name cheng.cam http www.cheng.cam.ac.uk people bridgwater.html Chemical Engineering, Cambridge Prof John Bridgwater ref He then worked for Courtaulds ref name Debretts before returning to Cambridge, obtaining a Phd in 1973 ref name cheng.cam and a lectureship. ref name Debretts In 1980 he took up a post as professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham , becoming Head of Department from 1983 to 1989, ref name Bham http www.eng.bham.ac.uk chemical history5.shtml A history of chemical engineering at Birmingham 1980 2000 ref and Dean of the Faculty from 1989 1992 ref name Debretts In 1993 he took up the position of Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at Cambridge, which he held until his retirement in 2004, being also Head of Department from 1993 to 1998. ref name Symp http www.cheng.cam.ac.uk research conferences jbsymposium.html John Bridgwater Symposium ref Upon his retirement a symposium was held to celebrate his achievements, particularly in research into particle science, where he had authored some 200 papers. ref name Symp Bridgwater was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering from 1987 and President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers for 1997 8. ref name Debretts References reflist Shell Professors of Chemical Engineering Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bridgwater, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 10 January 1938 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bridgwater, John Category 1938 births Category Living people ... more details
File Bridgwater College.JPG thumb 300px Bridgwater College Bridgwater College is a further education FE college primarily based in Bridgwater , Somerset , England. It has centres in Cannington, Somerset Cannington , Yeovil , and Paignton . The college s 2006 Ofsted report stated that there were 15,801 students enrolled in the 2004 2005 period. It also gave an Outstanding Grade 1 to all areas assessed. ref name ofsted cite web url http www.ofsted.gov.uk oxcare reports download 28id 29 223011 28as 29 SC045170 SC.pdf title Bridgwater College, Inspection Report date 2006 work OFSTED website publisher OFSTED accessdate 2010 10 11 ref The College offers courses from entry level through higher education and has links with University of Plymouth by way of The University of Plymouth Colleges network , Bournemouth University , Oxford Brookes University and is part of the Wessex Partnership, in association with Bath Spa University . After a merger with Cannington College in September 2004, Bridgwater College was able to expand its curriculum of full time and part time courses for school leavers, adults, university level students, the business community and students from overseas. Centres The main campus, Bridgwater Centre, houses facilities which include a television studio, forensics laboratory, a motorsport centre and the new 8 million building devoted to Health & Fitness. ref cite web title ... Centre is located in the middle of Bridgwater and offers adults Information technology IT , literacy ... MP Chris Huhne opens new Energy Skills Centre at Bridgwater College url http www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk ... newspaper Bridgwater Mercury date 24 January 2011 ref The building also has a windmill and Photovoltaics ... accessdate 11 March 2011 ref Student Union The students union at Bridgwater College provides parties ... reflist External links http www.bridgwater.ac.uk Bridgwater College Official site Universities and colleges ... Beacons Category Bridgwater ... more details
Use dmy dates date July 2011 Infobox military structure name Bridgwater Castle partof location Bridgwater , Somerset image File Bridgwater Castle c 1800.jpg 240px caption The mansion on the site of the keep ... battles events image2 caption2 Bridgwater Castle was a castle in the town of Bridgwater , Somerset ... web url http homepage.mac.com philipdavis English 20sites 3242.html title Bridgwater Castle publisher ... of Bridgwater by John, King of England King John in 1201, ref name somharbours cite book title Somerset ... location London isbn pages 101 116 ref and founded Bridgwater Friary . ref cite web url http webapp1.somerset.gov.uk her details.asp?prn 12435 title Franciscan Friary and later mansion, Bridgwater work ... ref Before the building of the castle, Bridgwater was much smaller, but after the granting of the charter ... www1.somerset.gov.uk archives hes downloads EUS BridgwaterText.pdf title Bridgwater archaeological ... Bridgwater faced competition from the established nearby port of Downend, but the new settlement ... Bridgwater Castle, Bridgwater work Somerset Historic Environment Record publisher Somerset County Council ... family. After the short war, the crown again occupied Bridgwater until 1326 to prevent Roger Mortimer .... Civil war and the Monmouth Rebellion Image Bridgwater Castle ruins.jpg thumb 18th century depiction of the ruins of Bridgwater Castle Some of the external walls of Bridgwater Castle were demolished ... 4 english civil war.php title The English Civil War publisher Bridgwater Somerset accessdate 13 ... isbn 1874336261 ref Although Robert Blake admiral Robert Blake was born in Bridgwater and became one .... During the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 rebel troops were hemmed in at Bridgwater on 3 July, and were ... return to Bridgwater url http www.somersettimeline.org.uk page.php?pnum 4&plim 1&trid 7 publisher Somerset ... of the site. ref cite web last Dunning first R.W. title Bridgwater Castle url http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 18641&strquery Bridgwater 20Castle work A History of the County of Somerset ... more details
Image Emmy Bridgwater The Fountain.jpg thumb 200px Emmy Bridgwater, The Fountain 1945 , Oil on panel. Emma Frith Bridgwater November 10, 1906 March 13, 1999 , ref name chronology Citation last R ll first Lisa chapter Emmy Bridgwater a Family and Artistic Chronology editor surname Sidey title Surrealism ... 2000 isbn 0 7093 0235 5 year 2000 . ref known as Emmy Bridgwater , was an England English artist and poet ... provenart dealer stock details.cgi?d id &a id 10490 EMMY BRIDGWATER 1906 99 Modern British ... Museums and Art Gallery publication date 2000 isbn 0 7093 0235 5 year 2000 . ref Biography Emmy Bridgwater ... Citation last R ll first Lisa chapter Lost and found family, mythology and Emmy Bridgwater editor surname ... Bandages.jpg thumb left upright Emmy Bridgwater, Necessary Bandages 1942 , oil on panel Bridgwater ... obituary http findarticles.com p articles mi qn4158 is 19990526 ai n14238013 Obituary Emmy Bridgwater ... Bilbo s Modern Gallery in 1942. ref name chronology In 1947 Bridgwater was one of six English ... 1940s, however, Bridgwater was having to spend increasing amounts of time caring for her aging ... full time and effectively suspended her artistic career. ref name chronology During the 1970s Bridgwater ... Emmy Bridgwater, Biographical Information The Surrealism Server, 1994 1996 ref Ceasing work in the mid 1980s, she died in Solihull in 1999. ref name chronology Work Emmy Bridgwater s work in the 1930s ... Emmy Bridgwater Night Work is about to Commence.jpg thumb 200px Emmy Bridgwater, Night Work is About to Commence 1943 , Oil on board. In Arson an ardent review Toni del Renzio wrote of Bridgwater s paintings .... ref Citation last del Renzio first Toni title The Uncouth Invasion The paintings of Emmy Bridgwater ... Bridgwater s paintings as depicting the saddening, half seen presences encountered by the artist .... ref name obituary Exhibitions Image Emmy Bridgwater Ink Drawing Untitled .jpg thumb right 200px Emmy Bridgwater, Untitled 1941 , Pen and ink on paper 1937 The Birmingham Group , Lucy Wertheim Gallery ... more details
Use dmy dates date October 2011 Bridgwater Without is a civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset , England . It lies to the east and south west of Bridgwater . The parish includes the villages and hamlets of Dunwear , Horsey , Slape Cross and Sydenham . In 2002 the parish had a population of 405. ref name popn cite web url http www.webcitation.org 5lRyCSu4c title Parish Population Statistics for Sedgemoor work ONS Census 2001 publisher Somerset County Council accessdate 17 December 2009 ref Governance The Parish councils of England parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept local rate to cover the council s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and Neighbourhood Watch UK neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council s role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters including trees and listed buildings and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council. The village falls within the Non metropolitan district of Sedgemoor , which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District , ref http www.visionofbritain.org.uk relationships.jsp?u id 10025527&c id 10001043 A Vision of Britain Through Time Bridgwater Rural District ref ... and strategic planning. It is also part of the Bridgwater and West Somerset UK Parliament constituency Bridgwater and West Somerset county constituency represented in the British House of Commons House ... Category Civil parishes in Somerset pl Bridgwater Without ... more details
Image ROFBridgwater.jpg thumb Entrance to BAE Systems, Bridgwater Royal Ordnance Factory ROF Bridgwater was a factory which produced high explosive s for munition s. It was located between the village s of Puriton and Woolavington in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset , United Kingdom UK but was always known as ROF Bridgwater, after the nearest town . Its site was located slightly above sea level , all of it lying between the 5 and 10 metre contour line s on Ordnance Survey maps. BAE Systems closed the facility when decommissioning was completed in July 2008. ref name rof closure cite news url http www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk mostpopular.var.2159743.mostcommented.sad day as firm sheds workforce.php publisher Bridgwater Mercury date 31 March 2008 title Sad day as firm sheds workforce last Colledge first Matthew accessdate 2008 04 15 ref History It was constructed early in World War II for the Ministry of Supply United Kingdom Ministry of Supply , with the Ministry of Works United Kingdom Ministry of Works acting as wiktionary agent Agent s. It was designed as an Explosive ROF , to produce RDX , which was then a new experimental high explosive developed at the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills RGPF Waltham Abbey . ref name cocroft Cocroft, Wayne D. 2000 . Dangerous Energy The archaeology ... occupied by the police. ROF Bridgwater was connected to the Great Western Railway GWR by a private ... rather than RDX alone. ROF Bridgwater manufactured RDX in two separate production units which was sent ... concentrated and re cycled its own sulfuric acid sulphuric acid . Like all ROFs at the time, Bridgwater ... War II During the slack period between 1945 and the Korean War ROF Bridgwater, like ROF Chorley and ROF .... In the 1960s and 1970s, ROF Bridgwater started producing plastic rocket propellant formulated ... from OSGB36 grid ref Category Economy of Somerset Category Explosive ROF Bridgwater Category Military history of Somerset Category Royal Ordnance Factories Bridgwater Category Bridgwater ... more details
Infobox SSSI image Image BridgewaterBay.jpg 200px image caption Bridgwater Bay near the mouth of the River Parrett name Bridgwater Bay aos Somerset interest Biological gridref gbmappingsmall ST290480 latitude 51.2166 longitude 3.2833 displaymap Somerset area convert 3574.1 ha km2 sqmi notifydate start date 1989 enref 1001145 Bridgwater Bay is on the Bristol Channel , convert 5 km mi 1 north of Bridgwater in Somerset , England at the mouth of the River Parrett and the end of the River Parrett Trail ... nnr 1007190.aspx title Bridgwater Bay NNR accessdate 14 November 2010 work National Nature Reserves ... Mud danger signs on Bridgwater Bay near the mouth of the River Parrett are necessary because fast ... English Heritage date ref Image Hinkley Point and Brent Knoll.jpg thumb Hinkley Point in Bridgwater ... public place 14946?has js 0 title Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve accessdate 13 November ... at the western end of the bay. Hinkley Point is a headland extending into Bridgwater Bay convert 5 mi ... bsucopg2 kirby.pdf title Management Operations for the Bridgwater Bay shoreline accessdate 14 November ... radio4 factual opencountry 20080809.shtml title Matt Baker goes mad for mud, fish and relics in Bridgwater ... at Combwich.jpg thumb Tidal mudflats at Combwich , near the mouth of the River Parrett on Bridgwater ... nationally scarce species. ref name sssicitation Consequently Bridgwater Bay is a National Nature ... http www.naturalengland.org.uk ourwork conservation designatedareas nnr 1007190.aspx title Bridgwater ... http www.english nature.org.uk special nnr nnr details.asp?NNR ID 28 title Bridgwater Bay NNR accessdate ... Tidal Immersion of Spartina Marsh at Bridgwater Bay, Somerset journal The Journal of Ecology volume ... Coccidula scutellata . ref name sssicitation Bridgwater Bay is a critical feeding ground ... at Bridgwater Bay, Somerset journal IBIS volume 115 issue 2 pages 227 243 url http www3.interscience.wiley.com ... Interest nn Bridgwater Bay pl Bridgwater Bay ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Bridgwater North other name image File Bridgwater north rail station 1901326 6d013cbf.jpg 275px caption The station in 1963 line Bridgwater Railway manager Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway locale Bridgwater borough Sedgemoor latitude longitude start 21 July 1890 end 1 December 1952 platforms 2 Bridgwater North railway station was the terminus of the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway . Opened as part of the Bridgwater Railway on 21 July 1890, it was named Bridgwater, and renamed Bridgwater North in 1949 when it came under British Railways ownership, to avoid confusion with the larger Great Western Railway GWR station in the town. The station consisted of an island platform with a canopy, goods yard and a connection to riverside wharves. The passenger station closed when the branch service was withdrawn on 1 December 1952, although access to the wharves was maintained, via the GWR, for goods until 1967. Bridgwater railway station remains open on the Bristol to Taunton Line . The site today The site is now occupied by a supermarket Sainsburys and an adjacent large retail park. http www.nevard.com sdjr bridgwater.htm Disused Rail Start rail line previous Bawdrip railway station Bawdrip Halt br small Line and station closed small next Terminus route Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway br small London and South Western Railway LSWR & Midland Railway s small col 000080 end box Further reading Butt Stations Harrison, J. D. 1990 . The Bridgwater Railway . Wallingford The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 403 2. External links http www.sdjr.net locations bridgwater.html http www.npemap.org.uk tiles map.html 329,137,1 Station on navigable O.S. map coord 51 08 N 2 59 W display title Category Disused railway stations in Somerset Category Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations Category Bridgwater ... more details
Infobox UK school name East Bridgwater Community School, Performing and Visual Arts College image East Bridgwater Community School.JPG size 240px latitude 51.1322 longitude 2.9813 dms motto motto pl established approx closed c approx type religion president head label head Peter Elliot r head label r head deputy head label deputy head r deputy head label r deputy head chair label chair founder founder pl specialist Arts College specialist pl street Parkway city Bridgwater county Somerset country England postcode TA6 4QY LEA Somerset County Council ofsted yes urn 123880 staff enrollment 800 ref name ofsted cite web url http www.ofsted.gov.uk oxedu providers full urn 123880 title East Bridgwater Community School publisher Ofsted accessdate 19 November 2010 ref gender lower age 11 upper age 16 houses colours publication free label 1 free 1 free label 2 free 2 free label 3 free 3 website http www.eastbridgwater.somerset.sch.uk East Bridgwater Community School, Performing and Visual arts College is a secondary school in Bridgwater , Somerset , England. The school is a specialist Arts College , and has 800 students between the ages of 11 and 16. ref name ofsted The school also provides limited adult education. ref cite web url http www.eastbridgwater.somerset.sch.uk community.html title East Bridgwater Community School publisher East Bridgwater Community School accessdate 2009 03 30 ref Bridgwater was selected as the 1st town in the South West level ref name BSF1 cite web url http www.bsfsomerset.org.uk ... 05 14 ref Within Bridgwater, Building Schools for the Future was to develop all of the 4 secondary ... title Building Schools for the Future in Bridgwater accessdate 2009 05 14 ref This included the complete ... 2010 several components of the scheme for Bridgwater schools were cancelled and others were still ... east bridgwater accessdate 9 July 2010 newspaper The Guardian date 2010 07 09 ref References reflist ... Comprehensive schools in Somerset Category Arts Colleges in England Category Bridgwater ... more details
Infobox Historic building image Castle Street Bridgwater sign.JPG caption Commemorative plaque name Castle Street location town Bridgwater location country England architect Benjamin Holloway client James ... 51.1295 longitude 3.0025 coordinates display yes Castle Street in Bridgwater , Somerset , England was built in the 1720s, on a site previously occupied by Bridgwater Castle , by Benjamin Holloway or Fort ... The river was navigable, with care, to Bridgwater town bridge by 400&ndash 500 tonne vessels ... Castle Street. ref cite web url http www.bridgwatersomerset.info history 1 bridgwater castle.php title Bridgwater Castle work History publisher BridgwaterSomerset.info accessdate 2009 05 08 ref Castle ... tunnel unearthed beneath Castle Street last Beal first James date 2008 03 10 work Bridgwater mercury ... title Watching brief 2008 , Castle Street, Bridgwater work Somerset Historic Environment Record publisher Somerset County Council accessdate 2009 05 08 ref South side File Castle Street Bridgwater ... www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 373832 title No.1 Castle St, Bridgwater work Images ... www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 373834 title No.3, Castle St, Bridgwater work ... Details Default.aspx?id 373836 title No.5, Castle St, Bridgwater work Images of England ... St, Bridgwater work Images of England publisher English Heritage accessdate 2009 01 15 ref ref cite ... walls and outhouse, Castle St, Bridgwater work Images of England publisher English Heritage accessdate 2009 01 15 ref File Bridgwater Arts Centre.JPG thumb Bridgwater Arts Centre Numbers 11 and 13 have been used as Bridgwater Arts Centre since 1946. ref cite web url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 373842 title Nos.11 AND 13 Bridgwater Arts Centre, Castle St, Bridgwater work ... History.htm title History publisher Bridgwater Arts Centre accessdate ...&pg 17 CIAM Conference, Bridgwater, Somerset ref Number 9 was purchased ... more details
Use dmy dates date December 2011 The Bridgwater Canalside Centre was renamed The Canalside in February 2008 and is a facility located near to the village of Huntworth on the outskirts of Bridgwater in Somerset , England. The site was formerly known as the Hinkley Point Sports and Social Club and was owned by British Energy till it was bought by a charity called Brunstad Christian Church Huntworth. ref cite web title Brunstad Christian Church Huntworth url http www.bcch.co.uk publisher Brunstad Christian Church Huntworth accessdate 27 December 2011 ref It is currently operated by Somerset Solutions Ltd. ref http thecanalside.co.uk The Canalside ref The property is less than a mile from Junction 24 of the M5 motorway . It is situated alongside the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal and adjacent to large areas of farmland. The entire site is approximately convert 8 acre m2 and comprises convert 7000 sqft m2 abbr on building complex containing, large dance hall, function rooms, commercial kitchen, squash courts, and ancillary rooms. Outside there are 2 full sized football pitches, flood lit tennis courts, children s play areas and parking for around 100 cars. It was launched in 2006 as a venue for conferences and training, functions, entertainment as well as a range of sport and community activities. The property is used by the Somerset and Sedgemoor District Councils as well as the National Health Service . It has also been the venue of match between the world darts champions in June 2007 and a Paul Stockman event in October 2007. The Bridgwater Canalside Centre is also used as a parking site for the annual Bridgwater carnival, the profits of which are donated to charity. More recently the venue was host to Our NHS Our Future led by top surgeon Lord Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham ... mostpopular.var.2009285.mostviewed.200 pack nhs meeting.php 200 pack NHS meeting Bridgwater ... Buildings and structures in Somerset cy Bridgwater fr Bridgwater nl Bridgwater simple Bridgwater ... more details
Use dmy dates date September 2011 Infobox Historic building image Bridgwater cornexchange staute and church.jpg alt Statue of figure with outsretched arm. To the left a tall church spire and to the right a circular building with columns. caption Corn Exchange, Church of St Mary, Bridgwater Church of St Mary and statue of Robert Blake admiral Robert Blake name Corn Exchange location town Bridgwater location country England architect client engineer construction start date 1834 completion date 1875 date demolished cost structural system style size map type Somerset latitude 51.1278 longitude 3.0025 coordinates display yes The Corn Exchange and market house in Bridgwater , Somerset , England was built in 1834 by John Bowen and extended in 1875, ref cite web last Gathercole first Clare title Bridgwater Archaeological Assessment url http www1.somerset.gov.uk archives hes downloads EUS BridgwaterText.pdf work Somerset Extensive Urban Survey publisher Somerset County Council page 18 accessdate 12 September 2011 ref by Charles Knowles. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building . ref name IoE cite web url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 373860 title Corn Exchange Market House and attached railings work Images of England publisher English Heritage accessdate 14 May 2009 ref The original market hall, which dates from 1791, ref cite web last Lambert first Tim title Bridgwater url http www.localhistories.org bridgwater.html publisher Local Histories accessdate 12 September 2011 ref is fronted by a circular portico with a domed roof with Tuscan order Tuscan pillars. ref name IoE The destinctive portico was added after the north and south sides of the corn ... Petherton Hundreds Bridgwater and neighbouring parishes url http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx ... www.bridgwatersomerset.info history 10 the cornhill.php publisher Bridgwater Somerset accessdate 12 ... in 1834 Category Grade I listed buildings in Somerset Category Bridgwater ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Trouble Over Bridgwater Type Album Artist Half Man Half Biscuit Cover Trouble Over Bridgwater cover.jpg Released 2000 Label Probe Plus Last album Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral br 1998 This album Trouble Over Bridgwater br 2000 Next album Cammell Laird Social Club br 2002 album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score rating 4 5 ref Allmusic class album id r483331 ref noprose yes Trouble Over Bridgwater is the eighth album by UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit , released in 2000. The title is a play on words, based on the Simon & Garfunkel classic, Bridge Over Troubled Water . Bridgwater is a town in Somerset, UK. Track listing Irk The Purists Uffington, Oxfordshire Uffington Wassailing Wassail Third Track Main Camera Four Minutes Charles Nove Nove On The Sly Ballad Of Climie Fisher Tony Gubba Gubba Look a Likes Mathematically Safe With Goth On Our Side Used To Be In Evil Gazebo Slight Reprise It s Clich d To Be Cynical At Christmas Visitor For Noel Edmonds Mr. Edmonds Bottleneck At Capel Curig Emerging From Gorse Look Dad No Tunes Twenty Four Hour Garage People Cultural References Half Man Half Biscuit often reference other cultural touchstones in their music. Irk the Purists interpolates the hymn Oil in My Lamp , and references many credible bands and pop artists. With Goth on Our Side references the Bob Dylan song With God on Our Side , Slight Reprise is a pun on the The Bluetones Slight Return Twenty Four Hour Garage People is a pun on the Happy Mondays 24 Hour Party People , and also contains the line He went to play golf on a Sunday morn just a mile and a half from town, his head was found on the driving range and his body s never been found , which is a reference to the Leadbelly version of In the Pines . References Reflist HMHB Category 2000 albums Category Half Man Half Biscuit albums ... more details
The Bridgwater UK Parliament constituency Bridgwater by election of March 12, 1970 was the first election in the United Kingdom to be held after the voting age had been reduced from 21 to 18. ref name bbc http news.bbc.co.uk onthisday hi dates stories march 13 newsid 2826000 2826787.stm BBC ON THIS DAY 1970 Conservative victory in first teen election accessed 27 October 2008 ref The seat was held by the Conservative Party UK Conservatives on a turnout of 70.3 . ref name parl http www.parliament.uk commons lib research rp2004 rp04 061.pdf UK Election Statistics 1918 2004 RESEARCH PAPER 04 61 28 JULY 2004 , accessed 27 October 2008 ref Results Election box begin title Bridgwater, 1970 Election box candidate with party link party Conservative Party UK candidate Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater Tom King votes 25,687 ref name bbc percentage change 11.1 ref name parl Election box candidate with party link party Labour Party UK candidate Richard Mayer votes 14,772 percentage change 6.2 Election box candidate with party link party Liberal Party UK candidate Patrick O Loughlin votes 5,832 percentage change 4.9 Election box turnout votes percentage 70.3 change Election box hold with party link winner Conservative Party UK swing 8.6 Election box end References Reflist See also Bridgwater by election, 1938 By elections to the 44th UK Parliament Category 1970 elections in the United Kingdom Category By elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in South West England constituencies Category 1970 in England Category Elections in Somerset Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
Infobox Historic building image Lions House Bridgwater.JPG caption name Lions House location town Bridgwater location country England architect Benjamin Holloway client engineer construction start date completion date c. 1727 date demolished cost structural system style Baroque Baroque architecture Baroque size map type Somerset latitude 51.1297 longitude 3.0012 The Lions House on West Quay in Bridgwater , Somerset , England was built around 1725 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building . ref name IoE cite web url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 374025 title The Lions work Images of England publisher English Heritage accessdate 2009 05 08 ref It was built between 1720 and 1730 in a Baroque Baroque architecture Baroque style by Benjamin Holloway, as his house and was later occupied by several Mayors of Bridgwater. Holloway was employed by the Duke of Chandos to build and possibly design the houses in nearby Castle Street, Bridgwater Castle Street . ref name IoE File Lions House Blue Plaque.JPG thumb Blue Plaque It is built of Flemish bond brick of alternate red and yellow. At the front of the house are 20th century low panelled and corniced gatepiers which carry Chinese style dogs The Lions . ref name IoE See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor References reflist Category Houses completed in 1727 Category Grade I listed buildings in Somerset Category Bridgwater Somerset struct stub UK listed building stub ... more details
Infobox UK station symbol rail image name Bridgwater railway station MMB 09.jpg image caption The station viewed from the south footbridge. name Bridgwater locale Bridgwater borough Sedgemoor , Somerset ... pregroup Great Western Railway postgroup Great Western Railway years 1841 events Opened Bridgwater railway station serves Bridgwater in Somerset , England . It is on the Bristol to Taunton Line and is operated ... is now a Grade II listed building . ref cite web title Bridgwater Railway Station work Listed ... y accessdate 2010 02 28 registration required ref History File Bridgwater rail station 1901547 c462170b.jpg thumb left The station in 1963 The railway arrived at Bridgwater on 14 June 1841 when the Bristol ... and maintain the carriages and wagons, were built to the west of the line between Bridgwater station ... to the Great Western and associated companies and George Hennet s iron works later Bridgwater ... 70 years but has now been disconnected. File Bridgwater yard 37515 37688.jpg thumb right Two Direct ... in many towns were renamed to avoid confusion, and this station became Bridgwater Central on 26 September 1949 for a few years to distinguish it from Bridgwater North railway station Bridgwater ... Description File Bridgwater railway station MMB 12.jpg thumb right The main station building s frontage .... clear Services File Bridgwater railway station MMB 13 150261.jpg thumb left First Great Western ... Docks branch Railway line header UKrail header Bridgwater BS table BS3 LUECKE Bristol to Taunton ... STR Goods depot BS3 exSTR STRlf ABZlg BS3 exBUE BHF Bridgwater BS3 exDST eDST Clink Yard Carriage ... to Taunton Line Bristol to Taunton Line to Taunton File Bridgwater Parrett Bridge.jpg thumb left ... had allowed for a branch to the river at Bridgwater but this was never constructed. Instead, the Corporation of Bridgwater built a tramway from the station to wharves later known as Clink Yard on the north ... to the dock at the entrance to the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal , which was now owned by the railway ... more details
Use dmy dates date September 2011 Infobox Historic building image Bridgwater church.JPG caption name Church of St Mary location town Bridgwater location country England architect client engineer construction start date completion date 13th century date demolished cost structural system style size map type Somerset latitude 51.1279 longitude 3.0048 The Church of St Mary in Bridgwater , Somerset , England was built in the 13th century, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building . ref name IoE It is dedicated to Saint Mary, the Virgin. The building is on the site of an earlier church which was rebuilt by William Brewer justice William Briwere in the early 13th century. ref cite web last Evans first Roger title St Mary s Church url http www.bridgwatersomerset.info history 1 churches religion.php publisher Bridgwater Somerset accessdate 14 September 2011 ref St Mary s church has a north porch and windows dating from the 14th century. ref name curio cite book title Curiosities of Somerset last Leete Hodge first Lornie authorlink coauthors year 1985 publisher Bossiney Books location Bodmin isbn 0906456983 page 75 ref During the 15th and 16th centuries chapels were added, modifying the nave and the chancel extended. ref cite web title History url https sites.google.com site stmaryschurchbridgwater ... or Italian origin given to the church by Anne Poulett the Member of Parliament for the Bridgwater UK Parliament constituency Bridgwater constituency in 1775. ref name hist cite web title History url http www.saintmaryschurchbridgwater.org.uk view 3 publisher Saint Mary s Church, Bridgwater accessdate ... of Bridgwater St Mary and Chilton Trinity which is within the deanery of Sedgemoor . ref cite web title St Mary, Bridgwater url http www.achurchnearyou.com bridgwater st mary publisher Church ... of towers in Somerset References reflist DEFAULTSORT Bridgwater, Church of St Mary Category Church ... Category Grade I listed buildings in Somerset Category Bridgwater Saint Mary ... more details
Infobox football club clubname Bridgwater Town fullname Bridgwater Town 1984 Football Club image File Bridgwater Town FC logo.png nickname The Robins founded 1898 reformed 1984 ground http stable.toolserver.org geohack geohack.php?pagename Fairfax Park¶ms 51 07 54.68 N 2 59 21.74 W region GB type landmark Fairfax Park , Bridgwater capacity 2,500 310 seated chairman Alan Hurford manager Kevin Milsom caretaker league Southern Football League Southern League br Division One South & West season 2011 12 Southern Football League 2011 12 position Southern Football League Southern League br Southern League Division One South and West Division One South and West , 15th pattern la1 pattern b1 whitehorizontal pattern ra1 leftarm1 FF0000 body1 FF0000 rightarm1 FF0000 shorts1 FF0000 socks1 FF0000 Bridgwater Town Football Club are a football club from Bridgwater , Somerset , England . The original version of the club was founded in 1898. ref name btfchist cite web url http www.bridgwatertownfc1984.co.uk ClubHistory.asp title Club History publisher Bridgwater Town FC accessdate 13 November 2010 ... itself as Bridgwater AFC in 1903, the club played one year in the Clevedon & District League ... was again reformed, this time as Bridgwater Town F.C. , and joined the Highbridge & District League ... In 1948, Bridgwater Town AFC was formed and finished runners up in the Somerset County League . ref .... ref name btfchist Re formed once again In 1984 Bridgwater Town 1984 FC was formed and joined the Somerset ... season Bridgwater recorded the most successful season in the club s history, reaching 3rd place and runners ... the job as manager of Weston Super Mare F.C. Weston Super Mare taking the majority of the Bridgwater ... name btfchist Cup exploits Bridgwater Town has reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup twice, in 1960 ... Sudbury . ref cite web url http www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk BRIDGWAT.HTM title Bridgwater Town publisher ... football clubs established in 1898 Category Bridgwater ... more details
infobox historic subdivision Name Bridgwater Rural District HQ Government Origin Status Rural district Start 1894 End 1974 Code CodeName Replace Motto Divisions DivisionsNames DivisionsMap Image Map Arms Civic PopulationFirst 18,202 PopulationFirstYear 1911 AreaFirst AreaFirstYear DensityFirst DensityFirstYear PopulationSecond PopulationSecondYear AreaSecond AreaSecondYear DensitySecond DensitySecondYear PopulationLast 21,980 PopulationLastYear 1961 AreaLast AreaLastYear DensityLast DensityLastYear Bridgwater was a rural district in Somerset , England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 . In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 becoming part of Sedgemoor . It contained the civil parish es of Aisholt , Ashcott , Bawdrip , Bridgwater Without , Broomfield, Somerset Broomfield , Cannington, Somerset Cannington , Catcott , Charlynch , Chedzoy , Chilton Common , Chilton Polden , Chilton Trinity , Cossington, Somerset Cossington , Durleigh , East Huntspill , Edington, Somerset Eddington , Enmore, Somerset Enmore , Fiddington , Goathurst , Greinton , Huntspill , Lyng, Somerset Lyng , Middlezoy , Moorlinch , Nether Stowey , North Petherton , Othery , Otterhampton , Over Stowey , Pawlett, Somerset Pawlett , Puriton , Shapwick, Somerset Shapwick , Spaxton , St Michaelchurch , Stawell, Somerset Stawell , Stockland Bristol , Sutton Mallet , Thurloxton , Wembdon , West Huntspill , Westonzoyland and Woolavington . References http www.visionofbritain.org.uk relationships.jsp?u id 10025527&c id 10001043 Bridgwater Rural District at Britain through time Local Government Act 1972 coord 51.14 2.965 type adm3rd region GB display title Category Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Category Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Category History of Somerset Category Local government in Somerset Category Rural districts of England ... more details
Canal name Bridgwater and Taunton Canal image Firepool lock.jpg caption Firepool Lock, where the canal joins the River Tone o name company Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Company engineer James Hollinsworth ... o start start note end Bridgwater Docks o end end note branch branch of join isolated length 14.5 locks 7 o locks 6 lock note elev elev note status Navigable nav British Waterways Bridgwater and Taunton Canal map stack end The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a canal in the south west of England between Bridgwater and Taunton, Somerset Taunton , opened in 1827 and linking the River Tone to the River ... eventually taken by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, but the canal was instead built as part of a plan ... disputes, which were resolved when the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Company and the Conservators ... Navigation. The canal originally terminated at a canal basin basin at Huntworth , to the east of Bridgwater ... facility, which was completed in 1994, when the canal was reopened throughout. Bridgwater Docks have ... still transports drinking water for the people of Bridgwater. History Prior to the building of the canal, navigation between the towns of Bridgwater and Taunton was possible by using the River Parrett ..., Robert Whitworth looked at a shorter route from Bridgwater Bay to Seaton, Devon Seaton , following ... a canal linking Bristol , Nailsea , Bridgwater and Taunton, which was surveyed by William White canal ... for the Bristol to Bridgwater section lapsed in 1815, but work finally commenced in 1822, to be halted ... Act, of 17 June 1824, authorised the revised route, and changed the name of the project to the Bridgwater ... revived the idea of a ship canal in 1824, which would have taken over the line of the Bridgwater ... Bridgwater and Beer, Devon Beer , costing 600,000, was proposed in 1828, but enthusiasm for large ... at the bottom is unique to the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. ref cite web url http webapp1.somerset.gov.uk ... in good order. ref name haskell4 At the Bridgwater end, navigation onto the River Parrett ... more details
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