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unusual facts about Church of St Mary, Bridgwater



1663 in literature

July 14 - Elizabeth Egerton, countess of Bridgwater, essayist (born 1626; childbirth)

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The organisation operates from 10 UK locations in Cobham, Aberdeen, Aylesbury, Bridgwater, Gateshead, Harpenden, Huntingdon, Northampton, Manchester and also maintain offices in Boston, MA

Anne Poulett

The Honourable Anne Poulett (11 July 1711 – 5 July 1785), fourth son of John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett, was a British Member of Parliament who represented the borough of Bridgwater in the House of Commons for sixteen years until his death in 1785.

Bath brick

Bath bricks were made by a number of companies in the town of Bridgwater, England, from fine clay dredged from the River Parrett near Dunball.

Bridgwater railway station

Following the nationalisation of the railways in 1948 stations in many towns were renamed to avoid confusion, and this station became Bridgwater Central on 26 September 1949 for a few years to distinguish it from "Bridgwater North", the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway terminus.

Capel Curig

Capel Curig is mentioned in the song 'Bottleneck at Capel Curig' by cult UK band Half Man Half Biscuit on their album 'Trouble over Bridgwater'.

Castle Street, Bridgwater

Castle Street in Bridgwater, Somerset, England was built in the 1720s, on a site previously occupied by Bridgwater Castle, by Benjamin Holloway or Fort and Shepherd, the Duke's London surveyors for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos.

Church of St Mary, Bridgwater

The artist is unknown, although it has been controversially attributed to Murillo or Annibale Carracci.

The Church of St Mary in Bridgwater, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

In July 1685, during the Monmouth Rebellion, the Duke of Monmouth watched from the tower as the forces of King James II assembled, at Westonzoyland, under the command of the Earl of Feversham prior to the Battle of Sedgemoor.

Church of St Mary, Cannington

In 1685, it was held by Elizabeth, Baroness Clifford, later by Oxford University, and eventually by the Bishop of Bath and Wells.

Buriels and memorials in the church are to the family of John Pym.

Church of St Mary, Linslade

Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Linslade, Bedfordshire, England.

Church of St Mary, Lowe House

It was given in 1793 by Winefred Eccleston née Lowe, the widow of John Gorsuch Eccleston, the owner of Eccleston Hall, in Eccleston, outside St Helens.

Church of St Mary, Woolavington

There is also a memorial stone to Sir John Hody an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench who died in 15th century.

Cossington

Cossington, Somerset is a village on the Polden Hills between Bridgwater and Street in Somerset

Cossington, Somerset

Cossington railway station was a station on the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, which opened in 1890 and closed in 1952.

Itchen Stoke and Ovington

and most notable building is the Church of St Mary, a redundant Anglican church built by the civil engineer and architect Henry Conybeare in 1856, now under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Linslade

But in the 15th century, the original 12th-century church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, was rebuilt.

Rail services in Greater Bristol

The Bristol to Exeter Line runs between Bristol and Exeter via the Nailsea, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater and Taunton.

Robert Wolfall

Wolfall was the vicar of the Church of St Mary in the Somerset village of West Harptree.

Rogiet

The Church of St Mary, Rogiet is the parish church, which in earlier centuries was dedicated to St. Hilary.

Witham Charterhouse

The lay brother's church isnow used as the Parish church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St John Baptist and All Saints, Witham Friary.


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