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Watchet

Watchet is a harbour town, civil parish and also selecting ward in the English county of Somerset, with a population of 3,785. It is located 15 miles (24 kilometres) west of Bridgwater, 15 miles (24 km) north-west of Taunton, and 9 miles (14 km) east of Minehead. The town lies at the mouth of the Washford River on Bridgwater Bay, part of the Bristol Channel, and also on the edge of Exmoor National Park. The original negotiation may have been at the Iron Age fort Daw's Castle. It then moved to the mouth of the river and a small harbour developed, named by the celts as "Gwo Coed" suggesting Under the Wood. After the Saxon occupation of the location the community created and was known as Weced or Waeced and also was struck by Vikings in the 10th century. Trade making use of the harbour progressively grew, in spite of damage during several extreme tornados, with import and exports of goods including those from Wansbrough Paper Mill up until the 19th century when it enhanced with the export of iron ore, brought from the Brendon Hills via the West Somerset Mineral Railway, generally to Newport for onward transportation to the Ebbw Vale Steelworks. The West Somerset Railway likewise served the town and also port bringing items as well as individuals from the Bristol and Exeter Railway. The iron ore profession reduced and also ceased in the early-20th century. The port continued a smaller sized industrial trade up until 2000 when it was converted into a marina. The church is committed to Saint Decuman that is thought to have actually died below around 706. An early church was constructed near Daw's Castle and a brand-new church was erected in the 15th century. It has several tombs and monoliths to Sir John Wyndham and his family members that were the lords of the estate. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's rhyme The Rime of the Ancient Mariner which was written in the location is memorialized by a sculpture on the harbourside.