Port of Bridgwater

Port of Bridgwater
A view down the River Parrett towards Bridgwater Town Bridge, which was the original highest navigable point, with care, by 400-to-500-tonne (390-to-490-long-ton) on the river
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Location
Country	England
Location	Somerset
Details
Opened	Before 1348
Operated by	Bridgwater Docks: Sedgemoor Combwich Pill: EDF Energy Dunball: Amey plc/AG Watts
Owned by	Sedgemoor District Council
Type of harbour	Natural, located on the River Parrett
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	2006: 90,213 tonnes (99,443 short tons)[1]
Website http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/portofbridgwater

The Port of Bridgwater is a port, originally located in the town of Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Created under the Bridgwater Navigation and Quays Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. lxxxix) it extends from Brean Down to Hinkley Point in Bridgwater Bay, and parts of the rivers Parrett (to Bridgwater), River Brue and River Axe.^[2] Although no ships now dock in the town, in 2001 103,613 (metric) tonnes of cargo were handled within the area of the Port Authority (compared to more than 200,000 tons (approximately equivalent to metric tonnes) in 1878), most of which were stone products through the wharf at Dunball.