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Watchet is a harbour community, civil parish as well as electoral ward in the English region of Somerset, with a population of 3,785. It is situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Bridgwater, 15 miles (24 km) north-west of Taunton, and 9 miles (14 km) eastern of Minehead. The community exists at the mouth of the Washford River on Bridgwater Bay, part of the Bristol Channel, as well as on the edge of Exmoor National Park. The initial settlement might have gone to the Iron Age fort Daw’s Castle. It after that transferred to the mouth of the river as well as a little harbour established, called by the celts as “Gwo Coed” suggesting Under the Wood. After the Saxon occupation of the location the town created as well as was known as Weced or Waeced as well as was attacked by Vikings in the 10th century. Trade making use of the harbour progressively expanded, despite damages during a number of extreme tornados, with import and exports of items consisting of those from Wansbrough Paper Mill till the 19th century when it increased with the export of iron ore, brought from the Brendon Hills using the West Somerset Mineral Railway, mostly to Newport for onward transportation to the Ebbw Vale Steelworks. The West Somerset Railway additionally offered the community as well as port bringing items as well as individuals from the Bristol and Exeter Railway. The iron ore profession decreased and ceased in the early-20th century. The port proceeded a smaller industrial trade till 2000 when it was exchanged a marina. The church is dedicated to Saint Decuman that is thought to have died below around 706. A very early church was built near Daw’s Castle and also a new church was erected in the 15th century. It has numerous burial places and monoliths to Sir John Wyndham and also his family who were the lords of the estate. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s rhyme The Rime of the Ancient Mariner which was written in the location is memorialized by a statue on the harbourside.