Highbridge Clyce
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The photograph on this page of Highbridge Clyce by Kerryn as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Kerryn Taken: 22 May 2009
From 1801 to 1809 French prisoners of war were used to help cut a new channel for the River Brue where it runs through Highbridge, ending at what is still called New Clyce Bridge. ‘Clyce’ is the Somerset word for a dam, lock or sluice. At low tide the river runs freely, but the incoming tide closes the gates, preventing salt water from flooding inland.
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