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The parish began in a Regency house, once home to Baron Sir William Congreve, the father of modern rocket technology.

Designed by Arthur Ashpital, work began in 1852 and the church was completed in 1853.

Mentioned as early as 1077, the present church was built with funds left by Charlton House's owner Sir Adam Newton. Spencer Perceval is buried here.

Probably the most interesting and historically important church in the Bridgwater area.

The present church was built in 1857 to 58 and only a single buttress and short stretch of wall are left from its medieval predecessor (some fifty or so yards to the southwest).

Caldey Island has had a Christian community since the 6th century, making it one of the earliest Christian sites in Britain.

St Mary's is the most striking building in Bridgwater and its spire is a landmark that can be seen for miles around.

Bridgwater Baptist Church is grade II*listed and was erected in 1837 in a neo classical style to replace an earlier existing church building.

The church traces its origins back to 1863 when eight residents of Blackheath asked Charles Haddon Spurgeon of the Metropolitan Tebernacle for permission to start a separate fellowship in this area.