Bridgwater
noun
a town in SW England, in central Somerset. Pop: 36 563 (2001)
Historical Examples
Somerset G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
Mistress Wilding Rafael Sabatini
King Alfred’s Viking Charles W. Whistler
Mistress Wilding Rafael Sabatini
Cheshire Charles E. Kelsey
For Faith and Freedom Walter Besant
Mistress Wilding Rafael Sabatini
Somerset G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
A Thane of Wessex Charles W. Whistler
A Thane of Wessex Charles W. Whistler
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