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

• 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

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

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

• Brideswell (disambiguation)