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Bridgwater is...
- well placed between Bristol and Taunton
- located on the River Parrett and known as the Home of Carnival
- probably one of the country’s most frequently misspelled place names – there’s no middle ‘e’ in Bridgwater… it’s not Bridgewater!
- the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor District Council
- the home of a giant sculpture known as The Willow Man, by Serena de la Hey, sited right next to the M5 motorway
- host to one of the world’s biggest annual parades, the dazzling Bridgwater Carnival
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Bridgwater in detail
- The perfect mix ... Bridgwater is a meeting of industry and countryside, with the town's roots based in industry while it is on the doorstep of the Somerset Levels, Sedgemoor and the Mendip Hills
- The fast-growing area offers town houses, historic properties and rural retreats in nearby villages
- Its housing market is undergoing huge expansion with thousands of homes, including affordable housing, being built around the town
- Bridgwater has a population of about 38,000
- As well as redbrick town houses, you'll also find excellent Georgian architecture in Castle Street and King Square
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- All change! The town's four secondary schools are set to be demolished and rebuilt as part of the Government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme.
- The schools, run by Somerset County Council, are Robert Blake Science College (formerly The Blake School), Chilton Trinity Technology College, East Bridgwater Community School (formerly Sydenham School), and Haygrove School
- Education and agriculture meet with Brymore School for boys, aged 13-17 years, which includes an organic farm, and Cannington Centre for Land-based Studies, (formerly Cannington College)
- Further education is offered by Bridgwater College, which also offers a number of higher education courses
- Bridgwater is well connected in more ways than one with convenient road and rail links
- It lies between junctions 23 and 24 of the M5 motorway and is 15 minutes from Somerset's county town of Taunton and about 35 minutes and just over 30 miles from Bristol
- Bridgwater is also on the A38, which runs from Cornwall to Birmingham
- The town's train station is on the line between Bristol and Taunton with frequent services in both directions
- Stop and consider this. Most local bus services are operated by First Group
- Get away! The nearest airports are Bristol International Airport about 30 minutes from Bridgwater by car
- Car parks are owned and run by Sedgemoor District Council
- Bridgwater is famous as the home of the dazzling Carnival - the biggest event of its kind in Europe and second only in the world to Rio
- The parade is part of the Guy Fawkes circuit as it dates back to the Gunpowder Plot and more than 100,000 people flock to the November spectacular
- Carnival night comes to a thrilling conclusion with the annual squibbing contest seeing contestants hold fireworks above their heads as they line the High Street
- Carnival clubs fund raise throughout the year with events including the carnival concerts - variety shows which sell-out the Town Hall
- Roll up! Roll up! The carnival season is preceded by the annual St Matthew's Fair, which descends of the town for nearly a week
- For the artistically minded, there is the Bridgwater Arts Centre and the Engine Room, a centre for digital media
- Local attractions include the Sedgemoor Splash swimming complex, with its water slides, the Admiral Blake Museum, and the Somerset Brick and Tile Museum
- The great outdoors ... there is bird watching and beautiful scenery on the nearby Somerset Levels as well as rambling opportunities on the Quantock Hills and Mendip Hills
- Bridgwater's cinema, in Penel Orlieu, is run by Scott Cinemas
- Shop til you drop. Bridgwater has a bustling town centre where high street brands and independent stores sit amid historic buildings
- The historic Cornhill has an attractive indoor market while the town centre also offers a variety of fine pubs and restaurants
- Bridgwater is now the home to Somerset's main livestock market at a state-of-the-art new site near junction 24 of the M5 motorway. The market replaced the historic town centre markets in Taunton and Highbridge
- Bridgwater's most famous son is Admiral Robert Blake, Cromwell's General at Sea, who was born in the town in 1598
- Castle House is reputedly the first domestic house in the UK to be built from concrete. It was recently featured in the BBC TV's Restoration programme
- Joe Strummer, legendary guitarist of The Clash, lived and died near Bridgwater, and played a benefit concert for the town's Engine Room
- Madness returned the compliment by performing a concert in January 2008 in aid of the Strummerville charity set up after the musician's death
- The Battle of Sedgemoor was the last civil battle to be fought on English soil in 1685
- TV presenter Anne Diamond trained on the local paper, the Bridgwater Mercury
- Bridgwater and Albion Rugby Football Club, National League 3 South, College Way, Bath Road, Bridgwater, TA6 4TZ
- Bridgwater Town Football Club, The Robins, British Gas Business Football League Division One South & West, Fairfax Park, College Way, Bridgwater
- Cannington Golf Club, Cannington College, Bridgwater, TA5 2LS
- Enmore Park Golf Club, Enmore, TA5 2AN
- Bridgwater Lawn Tennis Club, Huntworth Lane, North Petherton, TA7 0DU