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Bridewell is a common noun meaning jail, (now archaic,) a surname, and the proper name of a number of jails.

Bridewell may also refer to:

Buildings

• Any prison in Britain or its English-speaking former colonies; especially
  • Bridewell Palace, London; later a prison, the original "bridewell".
  • a village lock-up
  • Central Police Station, Bristol, originally a bridewell
  • Bridewell Police Station, Nottingham, England
  • Clerkenwell Bridewell, London
  • Tothill Fields Bridewell, Westminster, London
  • Wymondham Bridewell, Norfolk
  • The Bridewell, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Bridewell (New York City jail)
  • Bridewell the former city jail of Chicago
  • Bridewell Garda Station, Cork
  • Bridewell Garda Station, Dublin

People

• Ollie Bridewell (1985–2007) British motorcycle racer
• Tommy Bridewell (b.1988) British motorcycle racer

Other uses

• The Bridewells aka The Bridewell Taxis, Leeds-based British indie rock group active from 1987 to 1993

See also

• Brideswell (disambiguation)