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Bridgwater Health Professionals

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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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Quantock Medical Centre > Health Professionals in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 732696 - Banneson Road, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1NW (3.76 miles)

Dr N.D Patel > Health Professionals in Weston Super Mare

Tel: 01934 516671 - Hill Road East, Weston-super-Mare, Avon, BS22 9HF (11.75 miles)

Cheddar Medical Centre > Health Professionals in Weston Super Mare

Tel: 01934 744935 - The Surgery Roynon Wy, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3NZ (13.33 miles)

Remedy Centre > Health Professionals in Glastonbury

Tel: 01749 677555 - 23 St Cuthberts Street, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2AR (18.15 miles)

College Surgery > Health Professionals in Exeter

Tel: 01884 831300 - College Road, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1TG (18.73 miles)

Dr A Baig > Health Professionals in Barry

Tel: 01446 744877 - The New Surgery St. Brides Way, Barry, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF63 1DU (18.82 miles)

Dr A.G Anwar > Health Professionals in Cardiff

Tel: 029 20231259 - 4 Corporation Road, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF11 7AT (19.78 miles)

Dr R.P Bentley > Health Professionals in Cardiff

Tel: 0870 8902621 - Riverside Health Centre Wellington St, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF11 9SH (19.78 miles)

Dr S.K Chadhuri > Health Professionals in Cardiff

Tel: 029 20803200 - Riverside Health Cntr Wellington St, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF11 9SH (19.78 miles)

Dr K.S Dayananda MBBS > Health Professionals in Cardiff

Tel: 029 20567822 - Riverside Health Centre Wellington St, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF11 9SH (19.78 miles)

Brynderwen Surgery > Health Professionals in Cardiff

Tel: 029 20799921 - Crickhowell Road, St Mellons, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF3 0EF (19.92 miles)

Dr A Disley > Health Professionals in Cardiff

Tel: 029 20360555 - Willowbrook Surgery Strathy Rd, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF3 0SH (19.92 miles)

Dr J Abel > Health Professionals in Cardiff

Tel: 029 20562895 - 74 Pwllmelin Road, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF5 2NH (20.13 miles)

Carers' Centre for Cardiff & The Vale > Health Professionals in Cardiff

Tel: 029 20221439 - Victoria Ho 250 Cowbridge Rd East, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF5 1GZ (20.13 miles)

Dr G.A Welply > Health Professionals in Cardiff

Tel: 01446 760730 - White Gte Ldg, St. Nicholas, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF5 6SJ (20.13 miles)