Historians of Bridgwater

This index page lists various Historians of Bridgwater. The list is not yet complete, and more will be added over time, especially the more recent contributors to understanding our town’s long history. Notable omissions that will be added down the line will include Rod Fitzhugh, Jack Lawrence, Phillip J. Squibbs, Robert Dunning, Roger Evans, Ian Slocombe, Brian Murless and others.

George Parker
1796-1888
Sydney Gardnor Jarman
1856-1949
Margaret Thompson Sturge
1839-1908
Arthur Herbert Powell
1856-1928
Thomas Bruce Dilks
1865-1949
Mary Chubb
1903-2003

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Also see the major work on Bridgwater by Robert Dunning (born 1938), noted historian of Somerset, which was part of the Victoria County History.