Bridewell is a common noun meaning jail (now archaic) and the proper name of a number of jails. Also a surname.
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 Museum, Norwich Bridewell Police Station, Nottingham, England Clerkenwell Bridewell, London (served as prison between 1618 and 1884) Tothill Fields Bridewell, Westminster, London Wymondham Bridewell, Wymondham, Norfolk (served as prison between 1619 and 1878) The Bridewell, former prison in Edinburgh, Scotland Bridewell, 18th/19th century-New York City jail Bridewell, former city jail of Chicago Bridewell Garda Station, Cork City, County Cork, Ireland Bridewell Garda Station, Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland
People Ollie Bridewell (1985–2007) British motorcycle racer Tommy Bridewell (b. 1988) British motorcycle racer
Other uses The Bridewells a.k.a. The Bridewell Taxis, Leeds-based British indie rock group active from 1987 to 1993
See also Brideswell (disambiguation)