Highbridge
Highbridge is a tiny, former market town located on the edge of the Somerset Degrees near the mouth of the River Brue. It is in the County of Somerset, as well as is about 20 miles (32.2 kilometres) north east of Taunton, the county town of Somerset. It is no longer a market community, the market site is now a housing estate. Highbridge remains in the District of Sedgemoor, being situated around 7 miles (11.3 kilometres) north of Bridgwater, the area's administrative centre. Highbridge closely neighbours Burnham-on-Sea, forming part of the combined parish of Burnham-on-Sea as well as Highbridge and shares a town council with the hotel town. In the 2001 census the population was 5,986. In the 2011 census the population of the community was consisted of in the ward of Highbridge as well as Burnham Marine, which amounted to 7,555.
