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| Cheddar Cheddar is a large village and civil parish in the district of Sedgemoor in the English county of Somerset. It is situated on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills north-west of Wells.Cheddar Gorge is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom and includes several show caves. Cheddar | |
| County town A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning of where the county administration is based (see County halls below). County_town | |
| Wessex Wessex (), from the Old English Westseaxe (i.e. the "west Saxons"), was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the West Saxons, in South West England, from the 6th century, until the emergence of the English state in the 9th century, under the Wessex dynasty. It was to be an earldom after Canute the Great's conquest of 1016, from 1020 to 1066. After the Norman Conquest there was a dissolution of the English earldoms, and Wessex was split between the followers of William the Conqueror. Wessex | |
| Wookey Hole Caves Wookey Hole Caves is a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England.Wookey Hole cave was formed by the action of the River Axe on the limestone hills. Before emerging at Wookey Hole the water enters underground streams and passes through other caves such as Swildon's Hole and St Cuthbert's Swallet. Wookey_Hole_Caves | |
| Somerset Somerset ( or ) is a county in South West England. The county town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county. The ceremonial county of Somerset borders the counties of Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. Somerset | |
| South West England South West England is one of the regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area, and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This includes the area often known as the West Country, and much of Wessex. The size of the region is shown by the fact that the northern part of Gloucestershire, near Chipping Campden, is as close to the Scottish border as it is to the tip of Cornwall. South_West_England | |
| Wells Wells is a small cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. The name Wells derives from the three wells dedicated to Saint Andrew, one in the market place and two within the grounds of the Bishop's Palace and cathedral. Wells | |
| Bridgwater Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town in the county. South West England. It is situated, on the edge of the Somerset Levels, in a level and well-wooded country, having to the north the Mendip range and on the west the Quantock hills. Bridgwater | |
| River Parrett The River Parrett is a river flowing through the counties of Dorset and Somerset in South West England. It has its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around Chedington in Dorset, and flows north west through Somerset and the Somerset Levels to its mouth at Burnham-on-Sea where it flows into the Bridgwater Bay Nature Reserve on the Bristol Channel. River_Parrett | |
| Glastonbury Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town has a population of 8,800. Glastonbury | |
| Shepton Mallet Shepton_Mallet | |
| List of abbeys and priories in England Abbeys and priories in England lists abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in England. List_of_abbeys_and_priories_in_England | |
| John Leland (antiquary) John Leland (also recorded as John Leyland) (13 September 1506 18 April 1552) was an English antiquary. He has been described as 'the father of English local history'; his Itinerary introduced the shire as the basic unit for studying the history of England John_Leland_(antiquary) | |
| Glastonbury Tor Glastonbury Tor is a hill at Glastonbury, Somerset, England, which features the roofless St. Michael's Tower. The site is managed by the National Trust.Tor is a local word of Celtic origin meaning 'conical hill'. The Tor has a striking location in the middle of a plain called the Summerland Meadows, part of the Somerset Levels. Glastonbury_Tor | |
| Dorset and Somerset Canal The Dorset and Somerset Canal was a proposed canal in the south west of England. The main line was intended to link Poole, in Dorset with the Kennet and Avon Canal near Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. A branch was to go from the main line at Frome to the southern reaches of the Somerset coalfield at Nettlebridge. Dorset_and_Somerset_Canal | |
| Bridgwater and Taunton Canal The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a canal in the south-west of England between Bridgwater and Taunton, opened in 1827 and linking the River Tone to the River Parrett. There were a number of abortive schemes to link the Bristol Channel to the English Channel by waterway in the 18th and early 19th centuries. These schemes followed the approximate route eventually taken by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, but the canal was instead built as part of a plan to link Bristol to Taunton by waterway. Bridgwater_and_Taunton_Canal | |
| Cheddar Gorge Cheddar Gorge is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom near the village of Cheddar in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar Caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. Older remains from the Upper Late Palaeolithic era (12,000stalactites and stalagmites. Cheddar_Gorge | |
| Somerset Levels Somerset Levels (or the Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly, but more correctly, called) is a sparsely populated coastal plain and wetland area of central Somerset, England, between the Quantock and Mendip hills. The Somerset Levels consist of marine clay "levels" along the coast, and the inland (often peat based) "moors". Somerset_Levels | |
| Nether Stowey Nether Stowey is a small village in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, South West England. It sits in the foothills of the Quantock Hills (England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), just below Over Stowey. The parish of Nether Stowey covers approximately 4 km², with a population of 1,313 (2001 census). Nether_Stowey | |
| Street, Somerset Street is a village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England, situated on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, two miles south-west of Glastonbury. The village has a population of 11,100. Street,_Somerset | |
| Monmouth Rebellion Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow James II, who had become King of England at the death of his elder brother Charles II on 6 February 1685. James II was unpopular because he was Roman Catholic and many people were opposed to a "papist" king. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, an illegitimate son of Charles II, claimed to be rightful heir to the throne and attempted to displace James II. Monmouth_Rebellion | |
| Bloody Assizes The Bloody Assizes were a series of trials started at Winchester on 25 August 1685 in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor, which ended the Monmouth Rebellion in England. There were five judges – Sir William Montague (Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer), Sir Robert Wright, Bloody_Assizes | |
| Taunton Stop Line The Taunton Stop Line was a World War II defensive line in southwest England. It was designed "to stop an enemy's advance from the west and in particular a rapid advance supported by armoured fighting vehicles (up to the size of a German medium tank) which may have broken through the forward defences." Taunton_Stop_Line | |
| Taunton Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. Taunton | |
| Quantock Hills The Quantock Hills are a range of hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset, England. The highest point on the Quantocks is Wills Neck, at . The hills are officially designated as the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The hills run from the Vale of Taunton Deane in the south, for about to the north-west, ending at East Quantoxhead and West Quantoxhead on the coast of the Bristol Channel. Quantock_Hills | |
| Athelney Athelney is located between the villages of Burrowbridge and East Lyng in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. The area is known as the Isle of Athelney, because it was once a very low isolated island in the 'very great swampy and impassable marshes' of the Somerset Levels. Much of the Levels are below sea level. They are now drained for agricultural use during the summer, but are regularly flooded in the winter. Athelney | |
| North Petherton North_Petherton | |
| Bridgwater Talk:Bridgwater | |
| Puriton Puriton | |
| Bath and North East Somerset Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. It is part of the Ceremonial county of Somerset.Bath and North East Somerset covers an area of , of which two thirds is green belt. Bath_and_North_East_Somerset | |
| South West Coast Path The South West Coast Path is Britain's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for , running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset. Since it rises and falls with every river mouth, it is also one of the more challenging trails. The total height climbed has been calculated to be 114,931Mount Everest. South_West_Coast_Path | |
| Exmoor Exmoor is a National Park situated on the Bristol Channel coast of south west England. The park straddles two counties, with 71% of the park located in Somerset and 29% located in Devon. The total area of the park, which includes the Brendon Hills and the Vale of Porlock, covers of hilly open moorland and includes of coast. Exmoor | |
| Mendip Hills The Mendip Hills (commonly called The Mendips) are a range of limestone-on-sandstone-on-volcanic rock hills situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. Running east to west between Weston-super-Mare and Frome, the Hills overlook the Somerset Levels to the south and the Avon valley to the north. The hills give their name to the local government district of Mendip, which covers most of the area. Mendip_Hills | |
| Yeovil Yeovil ( "Yoh-vil") is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 and A37. It has a population of 41,871 at the 2001 census Yeovil | |
| Frome, Somerset Frome,_Somerset | |
| Keynsham Keynsham () is a town between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, south-west England. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cainesham, meaning St Keyne's home. It is believed that Saint Keyne lived in the 5th century. Her father was named as Brychan. Keynsham | |
| Ilminster Ilminster is a country town and civil parish in the countryside of south west Somerset, England, with a population of 4,781. Bypassed a few years ago, the town now lies just east of the intersection of the A303 (London to Exeter) and the A358 (Taunton to Chard and Axminster). The parish includes the village of Peasmarsh. Ilminster | |
| Ilchester Ilchester is a village and civil parish, situated on the River Yeo or Ivel, five miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset. The parish, which includes the village of Sock Dennis (also known as Stock-Dennis), has a population of 2,021.It is perhaps best known for the Ilchester Cheese Company. Ilchester | |
| Watchet Watchet is a harbour town and civil parish in the English county of Somerset, with an approximate population of 4,400. It is situated west of Bridgwater, north-west of Taunton, and east of Minehead. The parish includes the hamlet of Beggearn Huish. The town lies at the mouth of the Washford River on Bridgwater Bay, part of the Bristol Channel, and on the edge of Exmoor National Park. Watchet | |
| Axbridge Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, situated in the Sedgemoor district on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. The town population according to the 2001 census was 2,025. Axbridge | |
| First Anglo-Burmese War The First Anglo-Burmese War lasted from 1823 to 1826. In the United Kingdom it is called the First Burmese War whereas Burmese custom names both belligerents. It was the first of the three wars fought between Burma and the British Empire during the 19th century. First_Anglo-Burmese_War | |
| Burnham-on-Sea Burnham-on-Sea is a town in Somerset, England, at the mouth of the River Parrett and Bridgwater Bay. Burnham remained a small village until the late 18th century when the age of witchcraft and wizardry took place, but is now a popular seaside resort. It forms part of the parish of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge. According to the 2001 census the population of the parish was 18,401, although this figure has been disputed by local residents ever since. Burnham-on-Sea | |
| West Somerset West Somerset is a local government district in the English county of Somerset. The council covers a largely rural area, with a population of 35,075 in an area of .. The largest centres of population are the coastal towns of Minehead (population 10,000) and Watchet (4,400).The council's administrative headquarters are located in the village of Williton, with an additional office in Minehead. West_Somerset | |
| Somerton Somerton is a small town in South Somerset, England. It is situated on the River Cary, near Yeovil, Street and Glastonbury. Somerton has a wide market square surrounded by old stone houses and an octagonal, roofed Market Cross as a focal point at the centre.Somerton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sumertone, meaning 'The sea-lake enclosure' from the Old English sae, mere and tun. An alternative suggested origin is from the Anglo-Saxon Sumer-tūn, meaning summer farmstead. Somerton | |
| Minehead Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in the west of the the English county of Somerset. It has a population of approximately 10,000.The parish includes Alcombe, with a population of 3361, which has now been absorbed into the town. In addition to the parish church of St. Michael , Alcombe is home to what used to be the Parish Church in Grove Place which is now a Spiritualist Church. Minehead | |
| Dulverton Dulverton is a town and civil parish in the heart of West Somerset, England, near the border with Devon. The town had an estimated population of 1,630 in . The parish includes the hamlet of Battleton.Dulverton is a popular tourist destination for exploring Exmoor, and is home to the Exmoor National Park Authority headquarters. Dulverton | |
| Alice Lisle Lady Alice Lisle (c. 1617 – 2 September 1685), commonly known as Dame Alicia Lisle or Dame Alice Lyle, was a landed lady of the English county of Hampshire, executed for harbouring fugitives from the Battle of Sedgemoor. Alice_Lisle | |
| Wells Cathedral Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, who lives at the adjacent Bishop's Palace. Built between 1175 and 1490, Wells Cathedral has been described as “the most poetic of the English Cathedrals”. Wells_Cathedral | |
| Chard, Somerset Chard is a town and civil parish in the county Somerset, England, situated on the A30 road near the Devon border, south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 12,000 and, at an altitude of , is the highest town in Somerset and also the southernmost. Administratively Chard forms part of the district of South Somerset.The suburbs include Chard,_Somerset | |
| South Cadbury South Cadbury is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset council area of the English county of Somerset. The parish includes the village of Sutton MontisIt is famous as the location of the hill fort of Cadbury Castle, thought by some to be King Arthur's Camelot. South_Cadbury |
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