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  Somerset, England
Somerset is a county in the south-west of England.
Somerset borders with Gloucestershire to the north east, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south east and Devon to the southwest.
Somerset contains England's oldest prison that is still in use, in the small town of Shepton Mallet.
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 Somerset
Somerset adjoins Gloucestershire to the north east, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south east and Devon to the southwest.
In 1974 a large chunk of northern Somerset was removed to form the southern half of the County of Avon.
Avon has now been abolished, and North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset have reverted to Somerset for ceremonial purposes, but are now independent counties in their own right for local government purposes.
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  Somerset
Somerset is a county in the south-west of England.
In 1974 a large chunk of northern Somerset was removed to form the southern half of the County of Avon.
Somerset adjoins Gloucestershire to the north east, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south east and Devon to the southwest.
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 Somerset LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
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; the county is also partly bounded to the north and west by the coast of the Bristol Channel.
Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills such as the Mendip Hills and Exmoor National Park, downland, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels.
These landscapes are the limestone karst and lias of the north, the clay vales and wetlands of the centre, the oolites of the east and south, and the Devonian sandstone of the west.
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 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Somerset (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is also a British surname and, as a result, there are a number or other places in the world named after either the original county or a person called "Somerset" whose family presumably originated from the county.
A somerset is also an alteration of somersault.
Somerset - a spinoff of Another World which aired from 1970 to 1976.
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 Somerset - Wikipedia Mirror   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Somerset borders the Ceremonial 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.
Somerset is a 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.
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 Wells - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Wells is a small city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, nestling in the Mendip Hills.
The first station, Priory Street, opened in 1859 and was on the Somerset Central Railway (later the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway) as the terminus of a short branch from Glastonbury.
A second railway, the East Somerset, opened a branch line from Witham in 1862 and built a station to the east of Priory Street.
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 Somerset Homes
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.
Somerset, like Dorset to the south, held the Saxon invasion back for over a century, remaining a fronteir between the Saxons and the Romano-British and Celts.
Populate :Category:Natives of Somerset and :Category:Villages in Somerset
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 Somerset - Wikitravel
Somerset (Massachusetts) - a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Somerset (New Jersey) - a place in Franklin Township, in Somerset County (New Jersey)
Somerset (Kentucky) - a town in Pulaski County, Kentucky
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 Richard Alleine - LoveToKnow 1911
RICHARD ALLEINE (1611-1681), English Puritan divine, was born at Ditcheat, Somerset, where his father was rector.
Richard was educated at St Alban's Hall, Oxford, where he was entered commoner in 1627, and whence, having taken the degree of B.A., he transferred himself to New Inn, continuing there until he proceeded M.A. On being ordained he became assistant to his father, and immediately stirred the entire county by his burning eloquence.
He declared himself on the side of the Puritans by subscribing "The testimony of the ministers in Somersetshire to the truth of Jesus Christ" and "The Solemn League and Covenant," and assisted the commissioners of the parliament in their work of ejecting unsatisfactory ministers.
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 Somerset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the English Civil War Somerset was largely Royalist, unlike neighbouring Wiltshire.
In the far west of the county, running into Devon, is Exmoor, a high Devonian sandstone moor, which was designated as a national park in 1954.
The highest point in Somerset is Dunkery Beacon on Exmoor, with an altitude of 519 metres (1704 feet).
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 Bath - Wikipedia
Historically part of the county of Somerset, it became part of Avon when that county was created in 1974.
Since the abolition of Avon, it has formed the main centre of the Unitary Authority of Bath and North East Somerset.
The first shrine at the site of the springs was built by Celts, and dedicated to the goddess Sulis[?], whom the Romans identified with Minerva; however, the name Sulis continued to be used after the Roman invasion, leading to the town's Roman name of Aquae Sulis (literally, "the waters of Sulis").
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 bath - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The city is the eponym and principal occupier of the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority which was established in 1996 after the county of Avon was broken up.
This was perhaps the most notable result of the UK general election, 1992 as Chris Patten in the post of Conservative Party Chairman (and member of the Cabinet) played a major part in getting the Conservative government of John Major re-elected but failed to defend his marginal parliamentary seat in Bath.
At one time it was also served by the Midland Railway, and by the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.
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 Littleton Somerset England TA11 UK   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Find New Jersey events, news, volunteer projects and community services offered by Somerset County United Way, as well as programs to help nonprofit organizations be successful.
George Sage was baptized on 30 November 1823 at High Littleton, Somerset, England.
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The [[Dunster Yarn Market was built in 1609 for the trading of local cloth]] Much of the county is very scenic and relatively unspoilt, and tourism is a major industry in the county, estimated in 2001 to be supporting around 23,000 people.
:''For the full article see History of Somerset The traditional northern boundary of the county was the River Avon, but this has gradually crept southwards, with the creation and expansion of the City of Bristol.
Taunton war memorial [[Palladian Pulteney Bridge and the weir at Bath]] The west front of Wells Cathedral The original county town of Somerset was Somerton, but in recent years that role has been transferred to Taunton.
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 Somerset biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: )
While many towns have developed small scale light engineering industries, the county contains few significant industrial centres; Bridgwater which was developed during the Industrial Revolution due to then being the West Country's leading port, and Yeovil which is important in the manufacture of helicopters.
The twon of Glastonbury is famous for its open-air rock festivals and many mythical associations, while the Cheddar Gorge is famous for caves open to visitors, as well as its locally produced cheese.
In the north west of the county, running into Devon, is Exmoor, a high Devonian sandstone moor.
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 ipedia.com: Bristol Article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It borders on the Unitary Districts of Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
The city extends to the coast of the Bristol Channel; the area of Bristol near the coast is called Avonmouth.
In 1373 Edward III of England proclaimed "that the said town of Bristol withall be a County by itself and called the county of Bristol for ever", but maps usually instead show it as part of Gloucestershire, and as the city spilled south of the river, it took the county with it.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Somerset
The county town is Taunton, situated at ().
Somerset place names are mostly Saxon in origin, though the settlements may well be older.
In many cases it is likely that a Saxon place name replaced an earlier Celtic one, for example a charter of 682 concerning Creechborough Hill defines it as "the hill the British call Cructan and we call Crychbeorh".
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 Frome - Wikipedia Mirror   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Frome (pronounced [fruːm]) is a medium-sized town in Somerset, England, near the Mendip Hills.
From 950 to 1650AD it was larger than Bath, 13 miles to the north.
The manufacture of woollen cloth has been established since the 15th century, Frome being the only Somerset town in which this staple industry has flourished continuously.
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 Somerset Apartments
Somerset County is the name of four counties in the United States and one in England.
The Somerset Patriots are a minor league baseball team which plays in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
The team plays in Commerce Bank Park, which opened in 1999 as ''Somerset Ballpark'' after the Patriots spent the 1998 season as a road team.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Somerset, England   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Somerset redirects here; see Somerset (disambiguation) and Somerset County for places called Somerset in the United States.
The name is pronounced as though spelt Summerset but some local people pronounce it Zummerzet.
Somerset borders with Gloucestershire to the north east, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south east and Devon to the southwest.
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 Somerset County England   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Somerset County Football League - The Somerset County Football League is a football competition based in England.
Somerset County - Somerset County is the name of four counties in the United States and one in England.
Somerset (disambiguation) - Somerset is a county in England.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Somerset (disambiguation)
Somerset (band), a rock band from Minnesota, USA
100-pounder Somerset, a type of naval cannon used in the nineteenth century
Somerset, a character in J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts detective In Death series.
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 Bath
Historically part of the county of Somerset, Bath came into Avon when that non-metropolitan county was created in 1974.
The charming Green Park station, once operated by the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, was closed by Beeching in 1965, but the building survives and is used for shopping.
Though Bath does not have an airport, the city is not far from Bristol International Airport, which may be accessed by car and by bus or taxi, and by rail via Bristol Temple Meads or Nailsea and Backwell.
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 BT Research - Bath   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The knight's helmet indicates a municipality and the crown is that of King Edgar, the first king of a united England, who was crowned in Bath in 973 on the site of the current abbey.
The charming Green Park station, once operated by the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, was closed by Beeching in 1965, but the building survives and now houses a number of shops.
Though Bath does not have an airport, the city is not far from Bristol International Airport, which may be reached by car and by bus or taxi, and by rail via Bristol Temple Meads or Nailsea and Backwell.
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 Devon - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east.
The name Devonshire was common but is now rarely used, although it does feature in some names and titles (such as the Duke of Devonshire), and is still to be seen on signposts in the county.
The Dartmoor National Park lies wholly in Devon, and the Exmoor National Park partly so (the remainder is in Somerset).
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 SAC TF on Named Buildings, Annual 2004
Built in 1547 for Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, Somerset House later became a royal residence, and was renamed Denmark House.
In the 18th century, the building ceased to be a royal residence and its name reverted to Somerset House; it was demolished in 1775, and a new structure named Somerset House erected on the site.
The Subject Cataloging Manual would require entering the structure under the latest name, Somerset House, but her library has images of the Queen’s Chapel within the structure during the period it was called Denmark House.
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