Bridgetown, Cornwall

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Bridgetown
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50°40′57″N4°21′03″W / 50.6826°N 4.3507°W / 50.6826; -4.3507 Coordinates: 50°40′57″N4°21′03″W / 50.6826°N 4.3507°W / 50.6826; -4.3507

Bridgetown is a hamlet in the parish of Werrington, Cornwall. [1] It has a Methodist chapel. [2]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961
  2. "Bridgetown Methodist Church". Find a Church. Retrieved 20 May 2011.