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Bridgwater · Alexandria

Place

Bridgwater

Also known as

Bridgewater (Somerset)
Bridgewater, Somerset
Bridgwater, Somerset
Bridžvotera
Bridžvoteris
Bruga Walteri

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This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

Connected to

birthplace ofAlfred Bowerman1873 CE
containsBattle of Sedgemoor
birthplace ofChris Harris1942 CE
birthplace ofJohn Haviland1785 CE
place of death ofKeith Ballisat1928 CE
birthplace ofLois Baxter1947 CE
birthplace ofMichael Langham1919 CE
birthplace ofSimon Mantell1984 CE

+ 6 further connections to entries not yet ingested

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