Bridgwater is a historic market town and civil parish in Somerset, England, sited where the low-lying Somerset Levels meet the tidal River Parrett. The town grew up around a medieval bridge and an important local port, and its flat, marshy hinterland has long influenced drainage works, trade routes and the character of the riverside landscape.
Historically important for shipping and local industry, Bridgwater has links to figures such as Admiral Robert Blake and to events like the Monmouth Rebellion, and retains a strong market-town culture with museums, a busy market and one of the country's best-known illuminated carnivals. Today it combines light industry, distribution and service roles, local regeneration projects and the economic influence of nearby infrastructure such as the M5 and Hinkley Point, while remaining a community shaped by its riverside setting.
Postcode districts covering Bridgwater
Most populated places nearby
- Weston-super-Mare 15.2 miles
- Taunton 8.9 miles
- Barry 22 miles
- Yeovil 20.3 miles
- Bridgwater 0.1 miles
- Penarth 22.5 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 7.6 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 7.4 miles
- Clevedon 22.1 miles
- Nailsea 23.1 miles
- Chard 17.8 miles
- Chard Town 17.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bridgwater Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Bridgwater South Ward 0.6 miles
- Bridgwater North & Central Ward 0.6 miles
- Bridgwater West Ward 0.8 miles
- Bridgwater Without Parish 1 mile
- Wembdon Built-up area 1 mile
- Chilton Trinity Parish 1.2 miles
- Compass Built-up area 2 miles
- Durleigh Parish 2.2 miles
- Bridgwater East & Bawdrip Ward 2.5 miles
- Dunball Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Chedzoy Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Bridgwater
TA6 4ND, TA6 5DQ, TA6 7PL, TA6 4DA, TA6 9SE, TA6 3EU, TA6 3LH, TA6 6ZD, TA6 7LL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 21.3 miles
- Cardiff Airport 23.5 miles
- Bridgwater Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 6.2 miles
- Taunton Bus Station 9.2 miles
Hotels in Bridgwater Ad
- Mercure Bridgwater 3.5
- The Old Vicarage Hotel & Restaurant 4
- The Bower Inn 5
- Premier Inn Bridgwater North 3
Schools in Bridgwater
- Bridgwater College Academy All ages
- Chilton Trinity School Secondary
- Eastover Primary School Primary
- Hamp Academy Primary
- Hamp Nursery and Infants' School Primary
- Haygrove School Secondary
- Northgate Primary School Primary
- Robert Blake School Secondary
- St John and St Francis Church School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater Primary
- St Mary's Voluntary Controlled C of E Primary School Primary
- University Centre Somerset College Group Further education
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre Primary
Local points of interest
- Halswell Estate 3.6 miles
- Halswell House Country house 3.6 miles
- Quantock Hills Hill 9.1 miles
- Norton Manor Estate 9.1 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles
- Kilve Beach Beach 10.6 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 11.4 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 12.8 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 13.8 miles
- Kingswood Nature reserve 13.9 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 14 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 15.3 miles