For this newspaper, we have the following titles in, or planned for, our digital archive:
- 1857–59 The Bridgwater mercury, and Western Counties' herald.
- 1859–60 The Western Counties herald, and Bridgwater mercury.
- 1873–97 The Bridgwater mercury ...

Place of publication
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Earliest issue: June 25, 1857
Latest issue: December 29, 1897
Years covered
1857–1860, 1873, 1876–1878, 1886, 1889, 1897
Total issues: 594
Total pages: 4558
Publisher
Newsquest
This newspaper was added to the British Newspaper Archive on October 16, 2017. The latest issues were added on May 9, 2018.
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