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Bridgwater Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics

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About Bridgwater - show infohide info

Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town with Saxon origins. The name of Bridgwater is meant to come from the Saxon, Brigg, meaning quay. The Domesday Book has the town listed as Brugie, while Brugia was also used. After the Norman invasion, the land was given to a Norman prince Walter Douai. Hence the name became corrupted from Burgh-Walter, Brugg-Walter and Brigg-Walter to Bridgwater. William de Briwere was granted the lordship of the Manor of Bridgwater by Henry II, and new buildings appeared. Bridgwater Castle was built in Old Red Sandstone and covered a site of 8 or 9 acres with its own tidal moat. Unusually, the main entrance opposite the Cornhill was built with a pair of adjacent gates and drawbridges. It also had a keep, a dungeon, chapel, stables and a bell tower. William de Briwere also founded St John's hospital as well as starting the construction of the town's first stone bridge. One of William's sons went on to found a Franciscan priory in the town. During the English Civil War the town and the castle were held by the Royalists under Colonel Sir Francis Wyndham, and following the troubles, Bridgnorth Castle was destroyed in 1645. Further problems with for Bridgwater ensued with the 1685 Monmouth Rebellion. Because of the rebellion it is alleged that, until recently members of the Royal Family would not travel through Bridgwater without drawing the blinds of the Royal Train as a response to the ancient rebellion. Bridgwater has often been at the forefront of political progression; in 1797 it was the first town in Britain to petition the government to ban slavery. Bridgwater�s River Parrett was formerly central to the town�s trade, and Bridgwater became a major seaport for the south west. With the Industrial Revolution, Bridgwater was linked to Taunton by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal (1827), and docks were built in 1841. The focus has now shifted from port trade to industry in plastics, engine parts, industrial chemicals, and foods, making Bridgwater one of Somerset�s major industry centres. The factory formerly producing cellophane was closed in the summer of 2005. Bridgwater is also home to two major distribution centres: Excel, as well as the NHS Logistics Authority.

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Dr P Aird > Doctors in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 444666 - East Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4GP

Dr H.M Allen > Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 458551 - 14 King Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3ND

Brainwave Centre for Rehabilitation & Development > Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 429622 - Marsh La, Huntworth, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LQ

Brent House Surgery > Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 431440 - Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3ND

Dr G Fergusson > Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 720000 - 12-16 Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LS

Health Job Centre > Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics in Bridgwater

Tel: 0845 6055660 - East Qy East Qy, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AZ

Taunton Road Medical Centre > Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 445498 - 12-16 Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LS

Vernacare > Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 439510 - Unit B, Wylds Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4BH

Dr N.J Bray > Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 662223 - The Surgery Mill St, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LX

Dr China > Doctors in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 452688 - Unit 18b Angel Pl Shopping Cntr, TA6 3TQ

Dr C.J Lewis > Doctors in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 437103 - TA6 7AS

Dr S Gilmour-White > Doctors in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 422300 - TA6 3ND

Drs Dovell, Hayne & Wright > Doctors Surgeries And Health Clinics in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 722077 - Broadway, Edington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9HA (3.76 miles)

Dr E.L Bray > Doctors in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 652335 - Health Centre Mill La, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2HB (3.76 miles)

Dr S.L Aung > Doctors in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 760010 - Anvil House, Brent Road, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4JD (6.62 miles)