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Bridport is a market town in Dorset, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) inland from the English Channel near the confluence of the River Brit and its tributary the Asker. Its origins are Saxon and it has a long history as a rope -making centre.
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50.7116°N 2.763750°W. / 50.7116; -2.763750. West Bay, originally known as Bridport Harbour, is a small harbour settlement and resort on the English Channel coast in Dorset, England, sited at the mouth of the River Brit approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Bridport. The area is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site .
River Brit. / 50.7089; -2.7638. The River Brit is a river in west Dorset in south-west England, which rises just to the north of Beaminster. It then flows south to Netherbury and Bridport, where it is joined by tributaries: the River Simene and River Asker. South of Bridport, it reaches Lyme Bay on the English Channel coast, at West Bay. [1]
2023–24. South West Peninsula League Premier Division East, 4th of 17. Home colours. Away colours. Bridport Football Club is a football club based in Bridport, Dorset, England. Affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association, they are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East and play at St Mary's Field.
American Revolutionary War. French Revolutionary Wars. Awards. Knight of the Order of the Bath. Large Naval Gold Medal. Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, KB (2 December 1726 – 2 May 1814), of Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars .
October 8, 2023 at 8:50 AM. LONDON (AP) — The British government's contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs ...
Bridport. Former Borough constituency. for the House of Commons. 1295– 1885. Seats. two (1295-1868); one (1868-1885) Replaced by. West Dorset. Bridport was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, England, which elected two Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the ...