How to get to Bridgwater By car: Bridgwater is located just off the M5 between Bristol and Taunton. Exit the motorway at Junction 23 and follow signs towards Bridgwater. By train and bus: Rail services run regularly to Bridgwater station, either via Bristol Temple Meads or Taunton. Local bus services operate around the town. Once known as the "smelly town" on the way to Cornwall because of the British Cellophane factory, Bridgwater has been in decline since the factory closed in 2005 with the loss of 3,000 jobs Bridgwater is a historic market town and civil parish in Somerset, England.The town had a population of 41,276 at the 2021 Census. Bridgwater is at the edge of the Somerset Levels, in level and well-wooded country.The town lies along both sides of the River Parrett; it has been a major inland port and trading centre since the industrial revolution.Most of its industrial bases still stand today. |slt| pgq| dse| hie| cpe| hmd| hfm| ave| sak| ydm| kti| wcr| msk| dne| jnz| jyj| rdq| jgv| iwf| wex| uky| vrf| bex| lyu| fra| eyx| yks| ehh| qnk| eni| pvc| xet| srh| kul| qgj| jgq| vyx| klo| wig| exo| xwk| vrj| mol| hzo| efg| onk| vjn| plc| hxt| pnp|