Highbridge, Somerset

Highbridge
St John's parish church
Highbridge Location within Somerset
Population	5,986 (Census 2001)
OS grid reference	ST3247
Civil parish	Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge
District	Sedgemoor
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Highbridge
Postcode district	TA9
Dialling code	01278
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Wells
List of places 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]