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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blue Anchor like this:
BLUE ANCHOR, a hamlet in Old Cleeve parish, Somerset; on Bridgewater bay, 2 miles W of Watchet. It occupies a rising-ground, with a brilliant prospect: and is a small watering-place, with a hotel.
Blue Anchor is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blue Anchor itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blue Anchor in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24971
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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