Bridgewick, anyone?

[Lesley Robertson]

I’m putting this in General Chatter because it’s not Genealogy, but I can’t think of a better collection of people with knowledge of obscure UK places.
I’ve been given a couple of 19th century geological samples to play with. One is labeled London, England (which I’ve found ), but the other is labeled Bridgewick, England.

I’ve tried assorted gazetteers including GENUKI and even Google - nothing. My only clue is that it is theoretically on the same band of fossil-containing chalk as Dover’s white cliffs (but we can’t be sure).

My books for the most obscure historical places all cover Scotland.

Help!

[emmteeyess]

I've found a couple mentions of Bridgewick Road for Essex on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asheldham_Brook - so possibly the road once led to Bridgewick, but can't find it as a place, yet.

Also seen a Bridgewick Hall referenced

As you say not in Genuki tho.

cheers, MTS

[Dundee10]

Drop the 'e'.....

https://www.discussfossils.com/post/b...-finds-8032595

[Pam Downes]

Gotta laugh at the way Dundee10 in Australia finds the answer to an off-beat UK question.

Pam

[Lesley Robertson]

Wonderful! Many thanks.

I saw the refs to Bridgewick Hall ( and roads named after it), but couldn’t see how it would link with the Dover chalk seam...

Mind you I didn’t find the microfossils at my first try (although the block my sample was chipped from had big fossils in it). I think I left the powder in the vinegar too long and everything dissolved.

[thewideeyedowl]

Hello all...

You can find a photograph of Bridgwick Pit on Blipfoto:
https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2034019389048620185

There is also a photo on Geograph, but it concentrates on the chalk downlands rather than the Pit.

And if, really keen, you can download, as a .pdf, a detailed map of the area from Historic England:
https://historicengland.org.uk/listi...-entry/1013167
(The listing info is actually about a funerary mound, but it conveniently mentions Bridgwick Pit.)

And now I had better go and do something useful...

Swooping off.

Owl

[Lesley Robertson]

Thank you Owl, and everyone. This has all been very useful.