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Bridgwater Mobility Equipment And Services

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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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Liftech Systems > Mobility Equipment And Services in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 683286 - Gaunts Ho Gaunts, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4SS

Avon Independence > Mobility Equipment And Services in Weston Super Mare

Tel: 01934 641618 - 21-23 Meadow Street, Weston-super-Mare, Avon, BS23 1QQ (10.64 miles)

Dalesway Mobilty South > Mobility Equipment And Services in Weston Super Mare

Tel: 01934 642002 - 6 Dolphin Square, Weston-super-Mare, Avon, BS23 1TT (10.64 miles)

Avon Independance > Mobility Equipment And Services in Weston Super Mare

Tel: 0800 3285302 - 21-23 Meadow Street, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1QQ (10.64 miles)

Electric Mobility Euro > Mobility Equipment And Services in Taunton

Tel: 01460 258100 - Canal Wy, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9DS (10.77 miles)

Weston Mobility Centre > Mobility Equipment And Services in Weston Super Mare

Tel: 01934 417286 - 215 Milton Road, Weston-super-Mare, Avon, BS22 8EG (11.75 miles)

Shaun Dearlove > Mobility Equipment And Services in Glastonbury

129 High St, Street, Somerset, BA16 0EX (12.51 miles)

Dalesway Mobility South > Mobility Equipment And Services in Taunton

Tel: 01823 661777 - Lancer Ct High St, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8SG (13.19 miles)

Mobility A2B MOBILITY, A2b > Mobility Equipment And Services in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 824069 - Units 1 & 2, Great Western Road, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6HB (13.35 miles)

Courtesy Care > Mobility Equipment And Services in Honiton

Tel: 01297 35985 - St Georges, Chard Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5DL (16.86 miles)

Community Care Mobility Ltd > Mobility Equipment And Services in Glastonbury

Tel: 01749 675599 - 14 Priory Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1SY (18.15 miles)

Supacat > Mobility Equipment And Services in Honiton

Tel: 01404 891777 - Dunkeswell Airfield, Honiton, Devon, EX14 4LF (18.21 miles)

Ability Living & Mobility > Mobility Equipment And Services in Barry

Tel: 01446 733310 - 282 Holton Road, Barry, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF63 4HW (18.82 miles)

Bush Health Care > Mobility Equipment And Services in Cardiff

Tel: 029 20238877 - CF11 9BE (19.78 miles)

Assured Mobility > Mobility Equipment And Services in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 421111 - 1 Camborne Grove, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5DG (20.06 miles)