Earl of Bridgewater
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Earl of Bridgewater was a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, once for the Daubeny family (1538) and once for the Egerton family (1617). From 1720 to 1803, the Earls of Bridgewater also held the title of Duke of Bridgewater. The 3rd Duke of Bridgewater is famously known as the "Canal Duke", for his creation of a series of canals in North West England.
St. Peter and St. Paul Church at Little Gaddesden, where many Egerton family members are buried in the Bridgewater Chapel
The Bridgewater Chapel at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Little Gaddesden
Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater
John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater, KB, PC, was an English peer and politician from the Egerton family.
