Highbridge, Somerset

Highbridge
St John's parish church
Highbridge is located in Somerset
Highbridge
Highbridge
Location within Somerset
Population5,986 (Census 2001)
OS grid referenceST3247
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHighbridge
Postcode districtTA9
Dialling code01278
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Somerset
51°13′08″N 2°58′23″W / 51.2189°N 2.9730°W / 51.2189; -2.9730

Highbridge is a market town on the edge of the Somerset Levels near the mouth of the River Brue. It is in the county of Somerset, and is about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Taunton, the county town of Somerset. No longer a market town, the market site is now a housing estate. Highbridge is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Bridgwater, the district's administrative centre. Highbridge closely neighbours Burnham-on-Sea, forming part of the combined parish of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge and shares a town council with the resort town. The 2001 Census recorded Highbridge's population as 5,986. In the 2011 Census the population of the town was included in the ward of Highbridge and Burnham Marine, which totalled 7,555.[1]

  1. ^ "Highbridge and Burnham Marine Ward (as of 2011)". nomis. Durham University. Retrieved 17 December 2020.