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Watchet

Watchet is a harbour town, civil parish and also electoral ward in the English area of Somerset, with a population of 3,785. It is situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Bridgwater, 15 miles (24 km) north-west of Taunton, and 9 miles (14 kilometres) east of Minehead. The town exists at the mouth of the Washford River on Bridgwater Bay, part of the Bristol Channel, as well as on the edge of Exmoor National Park. The original negotiation may have been at the Iron Age fort Daw's Castle. It after that relocated to the mouth of the river and a little harbour established, named by the celts as "Gwo Coed" suggesting Under the Wood. After the Saxon occupation of the area the town created and also was referred to as Weced or Waeced as well as was attacked by Vikings in the 10th century. Profession using the harbour progressively expanded, regardless of damages throughout a number of serious storms, with import and exports of items including those from Wansbrough Paper Mill until the 19th century when it enhanced with the export of iron ore, brought from the Brendon Hills through the West Somerset Mineral Railway, mainly to Newport for forward transportation to the Ebbw Vale Steelworks. The West Somerset Railway also served the community and port bringing goods and individuals from the Bristol and Exeter Railway. The iron ore trade decreased and also stopped in the early-20th century. The port continued a smaller business trade till 2000 when it was converted into a marina. The church is devoted to Saint Decuman that is thought to have died right here around 706. A very early church was built near Daw's Castle as well as a new church was erected in the 15th century. It has a number of tombs and also monuments to Sir John Wyndham and his family who were the lords of the chateau. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's rhyme The Rime of the Ancient Mariner which was written in the area is commemorated by a sculpture on the harbourside.