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  Bridgwater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town in the county.
Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England, between two junctions of the M5 motorway and on the edge of the Somerset Levels.
Henry Phillpotts, Bishop of Exeter, was born in Bridgwater in 1778.
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 Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a canal in the south west of England between Bridgwater and Taunton, linking with the River Parrett and the River Tone.
It was extended from Huntworth to a floating harbour north of Bridgwater in 1842, and the Huntworth dock was abandoned.
Bridgwater Docks, which had been used by a small amount of coastal shipping was finally closed in 1971 and the connection at Bridgwater Docks was stopped up.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bridgwater_and_Taunton_Canal   (446 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of towns in England
Billericay is a town in the Essex district of Basildon in England.
Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees.
Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of 81,143 at the 2001 Census.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-towns-in-England   (8809 words)

  
 A History of Bridgwater
In the Middle Ages Bridgwater was protected by a ditch and an earth rampart with a wooden stockade.
Bridgwater was an important inland port in the Middle Ages but until 1402 it was officially part of the port of Bristol.
In 1901 the population of Bridgwater was almost 15,000.
www.localhistories.org /bridgwater.html   (1119 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Bridgwater Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bridgwater is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district of Somerset in South West England, between two junctions of the M5 motorway.
King John of England granted the town a charter in 1200 A.D., with William de Briwere as lord, and leading to the building of a bridge across the river, of Bridgwater Castle, and of St John's hospital.
Bridgwater's peasants under Nicholas Frampton took place in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, sacking Sydenham House, murdering the local tax collectors and destroying the records.
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 David and Barbara Murdock - pafg36 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
was born 9 Dec 1584 in Of Bridgwater, Somerset, England and was christened 9 Dec 1584 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
was born 1615 in Yarcombe, Devonshire, England and was christened 12 Jun 1611 in Chardstock, Dorset, Eng.
was born 1606 in Braunton, Devonshire, England and was christened 18 Mar 1595 in Braunton, Devon,, England.
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 Bridgwater College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bridgwater is situated in the county of Somerset, in the rural South West of England.
Bridgwater has a population of around 36,000 and it is located close to two M5 junctions providing speedy access to the national motorway system.
It was established as a Tertiary College for Bridgwater in 1973.
www.ukagriculture.com /farming_today/education/bridgewater_college.html   (137 words)

  
 Walter Gilbert Genealogy: Nicholas Street, II & Susannah Gilbert
Nicholas Street, II was born in England in 1587, and died in Faunton, Somerset, England.
Susannah Gilbert was born in England baptized on Wednesday, December 9, 1584, and died in Faunton on February 18, 1603.
Nicholas Street, III (Rev.) [#2654]: He was baptized in Bridgwater, county Somerset, England, on January 29, 1603, and died in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, on April 22, 1674.
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 David and Barbara Murdock - pafg44 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
was born 1539 in Of Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
was born 1528 in Sydbury, Devonshire, England, England.
was born 1530 in Of Sidbury, Devonshire, England.
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 Birmingham Evening Mail (England): BRIDGWATER BACKS FORMER BOSS; Injury-hit jockey gives his verdict on the winners at ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
BRIDGWATER BACKS FORMER BOSS; Injury-hit jockey gives his verdict on the winners at the thrilling Che ltenham Festival.
DAVID Bridgwater, forced out of racing by injury just a couple of weeks ago, today gave his man to follow at the Cheltenham Festival which starts on Tuesday.
Bridgwater, who began his National Hunt career with David Nicholson and was stable jockey to the powerful Martin Pipe stable, reckons the trainer set for a cracking Festival is his former boss Nigel Twiston-Davies.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:60920528&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (244 words)

  
 Frederick Douglass, American Slavery and Britain's Rebuke of Man-Stealers
Douglass directed the attention of the meeting to the character of American slavery, and said the slave was denied every privilege, he had not the right to say "myself;" his head, his eyes, his hands, his whole body, even his soul, his immortal spirit, were the property of another.
Were he amidst the abettors of slavery he should be put down; but from England, free and brave England, a country to which the nations look up as the paragon of Christian purity and freedom, let these words go forth, and they would have a telling effect which could not be resisted.
England was deceived in supposing that the Christian religion exists in the southern states of the Union.
www.yale.edu /glc/archive/1080.htm   (3040 words)

  
 Walter Gilbert Genealogy: Giles Gilbert & Joan Pearce
Giles Gilbert of Dunweare Parish of Bridgwater, Somersetshire, England died in Bridgwater, Somersetshire, England, on June 17, 1595.
Susannah Gilbert [#5309]: She was born in England baptized on December 9, 1584, and died in Faunton, Somerset, England, on February 18, 1603.
Susanna died at the birth of her son, and was buried Feb. 22, 1603.
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 Bridgwater College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bridgwater College (Somerset) annually caters for some 19000+ full and part-time students and has a reputation both regionally and nationally as a very successful provider of education, training and leisure courses (see Quality Inspections, Annual Report, Awards, Facilities and Centres of Excellence sections of our web site).
Bridgwater College is a dynamic and positive place in which to study and work.
Bridgwater College and nearby Cannington College (7 miles from Bridgwater) merged after final approval was granted by the Learning and Skills Council and the Department for Education and Skills – see Colleges Merge for more details.
www.bridgwater.ac.uk /sites/about/about.asp   (731 words)

  
 Fenland Sheepskin & Lambskin Jackets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The tannery and garment factory are located at Bridgwater in the county of Somerset, traditionally regarded as the centre of the leather and sheepskin industry in England.
Bridgwater is approximately 200 Km from London, situated in the west of England.
Bristol the largest city in the area is approximately 50Km away from Bridgwater.
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 The Andrews Family Lines: Thirteenth Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
) was born in Of Bridgwater, Somerset, England 9 December 1584.
Her body was interred 22 February 1603 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
Nicholas was born 6 October 1576 in Of Stogumber, Somerset, England.
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 The Andrews Family Lines: Fourteenth Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gilbert was born in Bridgwater, Somerset, England 1530/1535.
Her body was interred 18 April 1597 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England.
John Gilbert was born in Of Somerset, England 17 September 1577.
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Born to Edwin Jarman and Elizabeth at Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
Between 28th October 1876 and 26th October 1878 the birth of daughter Emma J. Clark to Thomas Clark and Elizabeth A Clark nee Jarman at Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
Edwin Jarman, head of household, a Stone Carver, married, aged 50, born at Bridgwater, Someraet, England.
members.lycos.co.uk /genealogy_2/lizajarm.htm   (549 words)

  
 Festivals.com - Celebrating the World of Festivals and Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In southwest England, the town of Bridgwater takes the festivities one step further with what is believed to be the world's largest illuminated street carnival.
Considered “THE Home of Carnival,” Bridgwater draws more than 120,000 people from around the country for a 2.5-mile procession that takes two hours to pass the spectators and about three hours total.
Bridgwater maintains a connection to the more traditional Guy Fawkes festivities with the highly popular "squibbing." Immediately following the carnival procession, about 100 representatives from the carnival clubs line up along High Street and hold their squibs--or Roman candles--on high.
www.festivals.com /99-11-november/guyfawkes   (702 words)

  
 Bridgwater on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
30,782), Somerset, SW England, on the Parrett River estuary.
Bridgwater is the only place in England that produces bathbricks, which are made from clay and sand deposited by the river and are used for scouring metals.
HOT SPOT: Bridgwater, Somerset; Just five miles from the gorgeous Quantocks, this Georgian town is luring City slickers westward, says ROBERT LIEBMAN.(Features)
www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Bridgwat.asp   (258 words)

  
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Between 28th October 1876 and 26th October 1878 the birth of daughter Emma J. Clark to Thomas Clark and Elizabeth A Jarman at Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
Birth of son Edwin Herbert Clark in July 1880 at Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
Family moved from Bridgwater, Somerset, England to Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, to be with Elizabeth A Clark nee Jarman's parents Edwin Jarman and Elizabeth Jarman nee ??
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 Emmy Bridgwater - British Surrealist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
She returns to London regularly to see her family, and continues to support her artistic talents by working as a secretary.
Through contact with E.L.T. Mesens (Surrealist patron and activator in Europe and B ritain), Bridgwater is invited by André Breton to send works to the International Surrealist Exhibition at the Galarie Meaght, Paris, France.
Bridgwater becomes committed to caring for her elderly mother, and Emmy's disabled sister.
www.madsci.org /~lynn/juju/surr/misc/bridgwater.html   (431 words)

  
 Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival - Friday 4th November 2005.
Bridgwater Carnival 2004 was fortunate in having entrants from the famous Notting Hill Carnival participate in the Carnival.
For the first time Bridgwater Carnival in 2003 was recorded on DVD and Video.
Bridgwater Carnival is held annually in early November.
www.carnival.dsl.pipex.com   (396 words)

  
 Breaker Morant -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
His full name was either Henry Harbord Morant or Edwin Henry Murrant; he was certainly born in England, probably in (A county in southwestern England) Devonshire; his date of birth is believed to have been around Christmas 1864 or sometime in 1865.
Evidently seeing it as a chance to return to England, Morant enlisted with the second contingent of the (A state in south central Australia) South Australian Mounted Rifles.
George Witton was transported to naval detention quarters England and then to (Click link for more info and facts about Lewes) Lewes prison in (A former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southern England on the English Channel; was captured by Wessex in the 9th century) Sussex.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Br/Breaker_Morant.htm   (5859 words)

  
 Passenger List - barque Euphrosyne, Bridgwater to Quebec 1831
The record for this group of emigrants from Wiltshire, includes two passenger lists for their passage from Bridgwater, Somerset, to Quebec ; a letter written by Captain Samson after his return to England ; a letter (report) written by A.C. Buchanan, the immigration Agent at Quebec.
The industrious labouring farmer and mechanic in the Canadas have nothing to fear, and I feel thankful to the Almighty that the good sense of the Gentry of England is at length aroused to the advantages that these Colonies hold out to the industrious poor of Great Britain and Ireland.
I could say much on the subject of Emigration, but as His Majesty's Government will be in possession of the most accurate details on every thing connected with the Measure, you may safely look to Viscount Goderich, whose anxiety for the amelioration of the distresses of the people is unbounded.
www.theshipslist.com /ships/passengerlists/euphrosyne1831.htm   (1051 words)

  
 The Birmingham Post (England): Bridgwater looking forward to new training career.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Midland-based former jockey David Bridgwater is back in the racing business at a stable that is the very essence of National Hunt racing.
Bridgwater will be sending out his runners from Old Manor House in Letcombe Bassett, near Wantage the former home of the legendary Captain Tim Forster,...
The above preview is from The Birmingham Post (England), October 2, 1998.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:60708891&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (168 words)

  
 Gosnell Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The first reference is to a Margery Gosnell, who died at Lilleshall in 1634, although a link between Margery and these later Gosnells living in Newport and Lilleshall is yet to be proven.
Emily De Bunsen, the daughter of Jane's employer was born in Lilleshall, Shropshire in 1848/49.
If Jane was working for the rector at this time, it might explain why her brother Thomas chose to get married in Lilleshall in 1853 instead of in his home town (Newport, Shropshire) or that of his wife (Truro, Cornwall).
home.earthlink.net /~chrisgosnell/geneal/gosnell1.html   (3247 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Somerset: Bridgwater: Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bridgwater College Students Union - News, information, health and safety issues, deaf and blind student information, discounts and contact details.
Bridgwater Grammar Schools - This is the site of the Towns old Grammar Schools - Dr Morgans and the Bridgwater Grammar School for Girls.
East Bridgwater Community School - Description of the School and its activities for the 11-16 co-education daytime students, adult education centre, youth centre and sports centre.
dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bridgwater/Education   (237 words)

  
 Leaker Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Married: John Plumbe in 1891 in Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England.
Married: Shelah Spiller Allen in 1878, in Bridgwater district, Somerset, England.
Shelah was a corn merchant, born in Stogumber, Somerset in 1838, and died in Cirencester district in 1904.
home.earthlink.net /~chrisgosnell/geneal/leaker1.html   (196 words)

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