Somerset


 
 
Somerset

:This page is about the county of Somerset in the United Kingdom. For other meanings of Somerset, see Somerset (disambiguation).

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Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. The county town is Taunton, situated at . Somerset adjoins the counties of Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north east, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south east and Devon to the southwest. The county is bounded to the north by the coast of the Bristol Channel.

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The name is pronounced as though spelt Summerset. Some local people pronounce it Zummerzet as per the local West Country Accent. The name derives from Somers?te, meaning land of the summer people. The name continues in the motto of the county, Sumorsaete ealle, meaning "all the people of Somerset" in Anglo-Saxon.

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Somerset is a largely rural county famous for its rolling hills and downland, the large flat Somerset Levels, and the Exmoor National Park which straddles the border with Devon. The town of Glastonbury is famous in mythology. The north of the county is administratively independent and includes the city of Bath, a World Heritage Site famous for its Roman history and Georgian architecture. The popular sea-side resort Weston-Super-Mare lies on the Bristol Channel coast.

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Somerset (disambiguation): Somerset has several meanings:...

County: Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Great Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, t...

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....


Somerset related Images and Photos (experimental)

Somerset Sunrise
Somerset Sunrise
Kingston  Somerset
Kingston Somerset
Author W. Somerset Maugham
Author W. Somerset Maugham
Somerset  England - Historic Village Scene British Railway Poster
Somerset England - Historic Village Scene British Railway Poster
Author Somerset Maugham Relaxing on Couch  at Home
Author Somerset Maugham Relaxing on Couch at Home
William Somerset English Novelist and Playwright
William Somerset English Novelist and Playwright
William Somerset Maugham English Novelist and Short Story Writer
William Somerset Maugham English Novelist and Short Story Writer
Glastonbury Tor  Glastonbury  Somerset  England  UK
Glastonbury Tor Glastonbury Somerset England UK
Author Somerset Maugham Gazing Out French Window onto Patio  at Home
Author Somerset Maugham Gazing Out French Window onto Patio at Home
The Strand with Somerset House and St. Mary's Church
The Strand with Somerset House and St. Mary's Church
Haunted Gardens  Curry Mallet Manor  Somerset  England
Haunted Gardens Curry Mallet Manor Somerset England
English Novelist and Dramatist W. Somerset Maughm and Horseback Riding
English Novelist and Dramatist W. Somerset Maughm and Horseback Riding

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Introduction
History
Geology, landscape and ecology
Trade, industry and tourism
Culture
Settlements
See also
External links
Places of interest
References
 
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