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Bridgwater Opticians Additional

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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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Dollond & Aitchison > Opticians in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 422941 - 3 High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3BE

Eye Deals Ltd > Opticians in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 433333 - 1 Eastover, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AG

Turners Optometrists > Opticians in Bridgwater

Tel: 0870 8147739 - Aspen House, 67 Wembdon Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7DR

Paul Whites Opticians > Opticians Additional in Bridgwater

Tel: 01278 421225 - 50 St. Mary Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LY

Dollond & Aitchison > Opticians in Weston Super Mare

Tel: 01934 629852 - 37 High Street, Weston-super-Mare, Avon, BS23 1HD (10.64 miles)

Dollond & Aitchison > Opticians in Taunton

Tel: 01460 63097 - 18 Fore Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1PP (12.37 miles)

Dollond & Aitchison > Opticians in Glastonbury

Tel: 01458 442434 - 141a High Street, Street, Somerset, BA16 0EX (12.51 miles)

Sunglass Time Europe > Opticians in Glastonbury

Tel: 01458 443007 - Unit 92c Clarks Village, Street, Somerset, BA16 0BB (12.51 miles)

Specsavers > Opticians in Glastonbury

Tel: 01225 775434 - Unit 2, 1 Market Place, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9HD (14.33 miles)

Dollond & Aitchison > Opticians in Weston Super Mare

Tel: 0870 8147739 - 9 Old Church Road, Clevedon, Avon, BS21 6LZ (16.19 miles)

David & Sandra Milligan Opticians > Opticians in Yeovil

Tel: 01460 72964 - 4 Market Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7JY (16.44 miles)

Bennett & Rogers > Opticians in Honiton

Tel: 01297 35051 - West Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5NU (16.86 miles)

Specsavers Opticians > Opticians in Barry

Tel: 0870 8148359 - 108 Holton Road, Barry, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF63 4HJ (18.82 miles)

M & S Cohen > Opticians in Cardiff

Tel: 01443 432103 - 5 Dunraven St, CF1 1PC (19.22 miles)

Dollond & Aitchison Branches > Opticians in Bristol

Tel: 01275 856074 - 1/2 Colliers Walk Crown Glass Shopping Cntr, Nailsea, Bristol, Avon, BS48 1RH (20.35 miles)