Bridgwater

About Bridgwater

Bridgwater is in Somerset. Nearby places include Northfield around 627 m South West, Newtown lying 726 m North North West, Eastover around 761 m East North East and Hamp around 1.1 km South South East. Other rural communities nearby include Durleigh, Dunwear, Perry Green, Slape Cross and Rhode.

You may find extra local information by clicking a nearby place.

The place data here is drawn from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Bridgwater

Location Summary

  • Bridgwater is located in Somerset
  • Administrative Area:Somerset
  • Ceremonial County: Somerset
  • Historic County: Somerset
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Berrow Beach15.7 km N
  • Burnham-on-Sea Beach13.6 km N
  • The Haven19.5 km N

Parks

  • Castle Green41.3 km NNW
  • Splott Park40.9 km NNW
  • Worle Moor26.0 km NNE
  • Yargrass Green25.4 km ENE

Woods

  • Brickyard Copse4.0 km WSW
  • Chantry Wood4.4 km WSW
  • Colonel's Copse3.9 km SW
  • Withybed Copse3.9 km WSW

Hills

  • Knowle Hill4.9 km NE
  • Pawlett Hill6.1 km N
  • Peasy Hill4.7 km ENE
  • Pendon Hill6.0 km ENE

Lakes

  • Bridgwater Dock537 m N
  • Browne's Pond586 m SSE
  • Durleigh Reservoir2.8 km WSW
  • Withy Pool4.1 km NE

Waterfalls

  • Berw-ddu73.1 km NNW
  • Llech Sychryd76.6 km NNW
  • Pwll Annie75.6 km NNW

Headlands

  • Blue Ben18.6 km WNW
  • Stert Point10.1 km N

Islands

  • Fenning Island9.9 km N
  • Stert Island11.8 km N

Wetlands

  • The Cut3.0 km NNE
  • Marchant's Sands5.1 km NNW
  • Pawlett Gore Sands5.4 km N

Health Services

  • Broadway HouseHospital 653 m E
  • Bridgwater Community HospitalHospital 2.7 km ENE
  • Southwood HouseMedical 266 m SE
  • The Rosary Nursing HomeMedical 1.8 km WSW

Education

  • Northgate Primary SchoolSchool 379 m N
  • Polden Bower SchoolSchool 476 m SW
  • Weston College South West Skills CampusUniversity 25.1 km N

Railway Stations

  • Highbridge and Burnham10.3 km NNE
  • Taunton13.4 km SSW

Bus Stations

  • Taunton Bus Station14.3 km SSW
  • Cardiff Bus Interchange40.6 km NNW

Coach Stations

  • Torquay Coach Station81.7 km SSW
  • Millstream Coach Park84.6 km E

Ferry Terminals

  • SS Great Britain Ferry Landing45.2 km NE
  • Harbour Inlet Ferry Landing45.3 km NE

Airports

  • Bristol Airport34.7 km NE
  • Cardiff Airport38.3 km NW

Airfields

  • Westonzoyland7.1 km ESE
  • Royal Navy Air Station Merryfield18.8 km SSE

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport38.9 km NNW
  • Lake Heliport87.6 km W

Harbours

  • Watchet Harbour23.3 km WNW
  • Mud Dock45.7 km NE