What is mean by Bridport?

Bridport is a market town in Dorset, England, 1.5 miles (2.4 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. On the coast and within the town's boundary is West Bay, a small fishing harbour also known as Bridport Harbour. Bridport Bridport, Dorset - geograph.org.uk - 47461.jpg East Street and Bridport Town Hall Bridport is located in DorsetBridportBridport Location within Dorset Population 13,568 OS grid reference SY464925 Unitary authority Dorset Shire county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BRIDPORT Postcode district DT6 Dialling code 01308 Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset Website https://www.bridport-tc.gov.uk List of places UKEnglandDorset 50.7336°N 2.7584°W West Street in 1960; Bridport's wide main street is a result of the town's history as a rope-making centre In the 21st century, Bridport's arts scene has expanded with an arts centre, theatre, cinema and museum. It features as Port Bredy in Thomas Hardy's Wessex novels. In the 2011 census the population of Bridport's built-up area was 13,568. The town is twinned with Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France.

Sentence Examples For the ancient farm of Bridport, and that the men of the town owed tallage to the amount of 53s. The first existing grant of a market and fairs to Bridport is dated 1593, but it appears from the Quo Warranto Rolls that Edward I. Bridport was represented in parliament by two members from 1395 to 1867. BRIDPORT, a market town and municipal borough in the Western parliamentary division of Dorsetshire, England, 18 m. Bridport was evidently of some importance before the Conquest, when it consisted of 120 houses rated for all the king's services and paying geld for five hides.