Sedgemoor: Bason Bridge - Highbridge
Built around a crossing of the River Brue, Bason Bridge developed into a small Somerset settlement on the level, drained farmland of the Somerset Levels. Its name records the bridge that long connected communities between Highbridge and the interior of Somerset. The Brue runs west toward the Bristol Channel, while the surrounding lowlands are shaped by grazing pasture and drainage ditches known locally as rhynes. Nearby Highbridge grew beside the river’s outlet and is served by Highbridge & Burnham railway station on the Bristol–Taunton line. Together, the hamlet and town reflect the working, water-managed character of this part of Somerset, where road links, railways and wetlands meet.
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