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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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HIGHBRIDGE, a hamlet and a chapelry in Burnham parish, Somerset. The hamlet lies on the river Brue, and on the Bristol and Exeter railway, at the junction of the Glastonbury railway, 6½ miles N of Bridgewater; and has a station with telegraph on the railway, and a post office† under Bridgewater. It became a seat of considerable trade after the opening of the railway; acquired great increase of houses, with shops and inns; and has now a large hotel, a commodious market house, and a well attended market, for country produce and cattle, on the first Monday of every month. The chapelry was constituted in 1860. Pop., 762. Houses, 174. Brickmaking is largely carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £193. Patrons, Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell, of Badgeworth Court. The church is recent; was erected at the expense of Mrs. Luttrell; and is handsome and spacious.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Burnham CP/AP Highbridge CP/Ch Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Highbridge |
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