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Bridgwater

British  
/ ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə /

noun

  1. a town in SW England, in central Somerset. Pop: 36 563 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Engineers working on Hinkley Point C, based in Somerset near Bridgwater, said the trial by Swansea University was "highly effective".

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

Hundreds of engineers and construction staff worked for several days to lift the 500-tonne steel equipment into place at Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater, Somerset.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2024

The vehicle stopped on the northbound carriageway between junctions 25 at Taunton and 24 at Bridgwater shortly after 23:00 GMT on 11 November.

From BBC Nov. 26, 2024

Avon and Somerset Police said Tamzin Hall, 17, from Wellington, Somerset, was hit by a car travelling southbound between junction 24 for Bridgwater and junction 25 for Taunton, shortly after 23:00 GMT on Monday.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2024

Four thousand troops under Lord Feversham marched westward, and on the Sunday evening of July 5th, when Monmouth looked out from the tower, had encamped upon Sedgemoor about three miles from Bridgwater.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel

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