Bridgwater

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proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3037).

OriginOld English bryċġ →
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Meanings

proper nounBridgwater (countable and uncountable, plural Bridgwaters)

plural Bridgwaters · alternative Bridgewater

  1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3037).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbryċġ“bridge”
  2. EnglishBridgwater

Recorded as Brigewaltier in the Pipe rolls, the town's name derives from Old English bryċġ (“bridge”) + the personal name Walter, from the local landowner Walter of Douai.

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Bridgwater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bridgwater

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Chicago

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