Bridport

See also Bridport, Tasmania .

Bridport is a town in Dorset, England. Located on the coast at the Western end of Chesil Beach at the confluence of the rivers Brit and Asker, it originally thrived as a fishing port and rope-making centre. Nowadays it is home to some light industy (prominently, Palmer's Brewery, which recently celebrated its bicentennial; and Gundry's Ropemakers), a thriving commercial centre with twice-weekly street market, and a mixture of friendly and unpretentious housing estates that provide homes for a large community of retirees. The Sir John Colfox School provides secondary education for 11 to 18 year-olds from the town and surrounding villages.

From the latest 2001 Census, the population of the Bridport parish stands at 7,340. Surrounding villages include Eype , Loders and Uploders . One and a half miles from the town centre and within the town boundary lies West Bay, a small fishing harbour formerly known as Bridport Harbour.

External Links:

• Official Bridport and West Bay website
• Census data