Street Names of Bridgwater: U

Union Street: Presumably both a literal name as it joined the Bristol and Bath Roads, but also a celebration of the political Union of England, Scotland and Ireland. Built by 1835 Boundary Map of Bridgwater, and houses presumably followed soon after. cf Bristol Road and the Leggar. Two houses and a workshop were built here in 1838, over land called ‘Small Croft’ (Somerset Heritage Centre DD/X/DEV/9).