Bridgwater East & Bawdrip sits on the eastern edge of the market town of Bridgwater and includes the small village of Bawdrip, edging onto the flat, marshy landscape of the Somerset Levels and the floodplain of the River Parrett. The area carries echoes of Bridgwater’s maritime and market-town past while retaining a rural feel around lanes and hedgerows, and residents often point to the town’s long-running illuminated carnival and other community events as part of local identity.
Economically it’s a mixed zone of suburban housing, local shops and light industry serving the town alongside arable farmland and smallholdings; many people commute to nearby centres such as Taunton and benefit from road and rail links and the proximity of the M5. Major regional projects, most visibly Hinkley Point, have also influenced employment and housing pressures, while ongoing drainage and flood-management work is an ever-present local concern that shapes planning and community life.
Postcode districts covering Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
Most populated places nearby
- Weston-super-Mare 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Taunton 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Barry 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Yeovil 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Bridgwater 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Penarth 24 miles38.7 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Clevedon 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Nailsea 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Chard 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Chard Town 17 miles27.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Chedzoy Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Westonzoyland Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bridgwater Without Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bridgwater North & Central Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Bawdrip Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Moorland Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stawell Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bridgwater South Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Bridgwater Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Compass Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Cossington Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Middlezoy Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
TA6 5SG, TA6 4UD, TA7 8RD, TA6 5BW, TA6 4ED, TA6 4QB, TA6 5DF, TA6 5EA, TA6 4ET … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Cardiff Airport 25.6 miles41.2 km
- Bridgwater Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Bridgwater East & Bawdrip Ad
- The Tudor Hotel 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Walnut Tree Hotel 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bridgwater M5, Jct. 24 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Dunstan House 3 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Taunton East 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Holiday Inn Taunton 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- The Royal Clarence Hotel 8.4 miles13.5 km
Schools in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
- Kingsmoor Primary School Primary
- St John and St Francis Church School Primary
- Westonzoyland Community Primary School Primary
- Willowdown Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Halswell Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Halswell House Country house 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 9 miles14.5 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 10.6 miles17 km
- Norton Manor Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Cheddar Library Library 13 miles20.9 km
- Kilve Beach Beach 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 14.4 miles23.2 km