Burnham-on-Sea: Somerset coastal town at the mouth of the River Parrett
Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England — a coastal town at the mouth of the River Parrett on Bridgwater Bay, grown from a fishing village into a late-18th-century seaside resort with coastal attractions.
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Burnham-on-Sea is a small town in the county of Somerset, in England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Parrett, facing Bridgwater Bay on the Bristol Channel.
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The settlement began as a modest fishing village. In the late-18th century it started to attract visitors for coastal recreation and developed into a seaside resort, a change that helped the community expand into the present-day town.
- Setting: mouth of the River Parrett, Bridgwater Bay
- Administrative area: Somerset county
- Key period of growth: late 18th century, linked to seaside tourism
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