Bridgwater
/ (ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə) /
a town in SW England, in central Somerset. Pop: 36 563 (2001)
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How to use Bridgwater in a sentence
He retired from the Bar in 1856, and entered Parliament next year as member for Bridgwater.
Adventures in Criticism | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchGone early to Bridgwater; there is a cattle sale to-day, and he and Mr. Watson went off at six o'clock.
Under the Mendips | Emma MarshallBlake was the eldest son of a well-to-do merchant, and received his early education at the grammar school of Bridgwater.
Thence we hired to Bridgwater; and from Bridgwater on to Bristowe, breaking the journey between the two.
Lorna Doone | R. D. BlackmoreFor some years he remained at Bridgwater, chiefly occupied with the care of his mother and brothers and sisters.
The Boy who sailed with Blake | W.H.G. Kingston
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