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Somerset Taunton, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Yeovil, Bridgwater, Wells, Glastonbury


History of Somerset
The Somerset Levels, and specifically the dry points such as Glastonbury and Brent Knoll, have a long history of settlement, and are known to have been settled by mesolithic hunters. The caves of the Mendip Hills were settled during the neolithic period and contain extensive archaeological sites. There are numerous Iron Age Hill Forts, some of which were later reused in the Dark Ages, such as Cadbury Castle. Somerset, like Dorset to the south, held the Saxon invasion back for over a century, remaining a frontier between the Saxons and the Romano-British and Celts. The first known use of the name Somersæte was in 845 after the region fell to the Saxons. After the Norman Conquest the county was divided into 700 fiefs, and large areas were owned by the crown.

In the English Civil War Somerset was largely Royalist, unlike neighbouring Wiltshire. In 1685 the Monmouth Rebellion was played out in Somerset and neighbouring Dorset. The rebels landed at Lyme Regis and traveled north hoping to capture Bristol and Bath, but were defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor.

The traditional northern boundary of the county was the River Avon, but this has crept southwards, with the creation and expansion of the City of Bristol. In 1974 a large part 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 administratively independent for local government purposes.

Somerset contains England's oldest prison still in use, in the small town of Shepton Mallet, and the world's oldest known engineered roadway, the Sweet Track

Places of interest
Barrington Court Bath Abbey Bridgwater-Taunton Canal Bristol Channel Burrow Hill Cider Farm Cadbury Castle Cheddar Gorge Chew Valley Lake Clatworthy Reservoir Cleeve Abbey Clevedon Court Clifton Suspension Bridge Colridge Cottage Netherstowey County Ground, Taunton Dunster Castle East Somerset Railway Ebbor Gorge Exmoor Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Fussell Iron Works Fyne Court Gartell Light Railway Georgian Bath Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Tor Hadspen House Ham Hill Haynes International Motor Museum Holnicote Estate Kennet and Avon Canal King John's Hunting Lodge Axbridge Lytes Cary Manor Mendip Hills Minehead Montacute House Muchelney Abbey Porlock Priest's House Muchelney Prior Park Bath Quantock Hills AONB Radstock Museum River Avon, Bristol River Chew Roman Baths Bath Selworthy Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway Somerset Levels Stanton Drew stone circle Stembridge Tower Mill Taunton Stop Line Tintinhull Gardens Treasurer's House Martock Tyntesfield Watchet Wells Cathedral West Somerset Railway Wimbleball Reservoir Wookey Hole



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Axbridge Blackford - Sherborne Blagdon Blagdon Hill Blatchbridge Bleadney Blindmoor Blue Anchor Bodden Bossington Bower Hinton Bradford on Tone Bradley Cross Bradley Green Bratton Seymour Brean Brent Knoll Bridgehampton Bridgetown Bridgwater Broadshard Broadway Brokerswood Brompton Ralph Brompton Regis Broomfield Brushford Bruton Brympton Buckland Dinham Buckland St Mary Burnham on Sea Burrowbridge Burtle Burton Bury Butleigh Butleigh Wootton Cannington Carhampton Castle Cary Catcott Catsgore Chaffcombe Chapel Allerton Chard Chard Junction Charlinch Charlton - Mendip Charlton - Taunton Deane Charlton Adam Charlton Horethorne Charlton Mackrell Charlton Musgrove Charterhouse Cheddar Cheddon Fitzpaine Chedzoy Chelston Chesterblade Chewton Mendip Chilcompton Chillington Chilthorne Domer Chilton Cantelo Chilton Polden Chilton Trinity Chipstable Chiselborough Churchinford Churchstanton Clapton - Crewkerne Clapton - Shepton Mallett Clatworthy Clewer Closworth Coat Cocklake Cole Coleford Combe Florey Combe St Nicholas Combwich Compton Bishop Compton Dundon Compton Durville Compton Pauncefoot Corton Denham Cossington Cotford St Luke Cothelstone Coultings Courtway Cranmore Creech Heathfield Creech St Michael Crewkerne Cricket Malherbie Cricket St Thomas Crock Street Croscombe Cross Crowcombe Crynallt Cucklington Cudworth Curland Curry Mallet Curry Rivel Cushuish Cutcombe Darshill Dean Dinder Dinnington Ditcheat Doniford Donyatt Doulting Dowlish Ford Dowlish Wake Downhead - Shepton Mallett Downhead - Yeovil Downside Abbey Draycott Drayton Duddlestone Dulcote Dulverton Dunball Dundon Dunster Dunwear Durleigh Durston East Bower East Brent East Chinnock East Coker East Combe East Compton East Cranmore East End East Horrington East Huntspill East Lambrook East Lydeard East Lydford East Pennard East Quantoxhead East Woodlands Eastertown Easton Edgarley Edington Edingworth Edithmead Egford Eggwood Eleighwater Ellicombe Elworthy Emborough Enmore Etsome Evercreech Exebridge Exford Exton Farleigh Hungerford Faulkland Fiddington Fitzhead Fitzroy Five Bells Fivehead Flaxpool Foddington Ford Street Fordscroft Forton Four Forks Foxcote Frieze Hill Frome Fulford Fulwood Furland Fyfett Galhampton Galmington Gare Hill Glastonbury Goathurst Godney Gosling Street Gotton Great Elm Green Ore Greenham Greenway Greinton Greylake Gurney Slade Hadspen Hale Halse Ham - South Somerset Ham - Taunton Deane Ham Street Hambridge - Ilminster Hambridge - Shepton Mallet Hardington Hardington Mandeville Hardington Marsh Hardington Moor Hardway Haselbury Plucknett Hastings Hatch Beauchamp Haybridge Haydon Heale - South Somerset Heale - Taunton Deane Heath House Heathfield Hedging Hele Hemington Henlade Henley Henstridge Henstridge Ash Henstridge Marsh Henton Hewish High Ham Highbridge Higher Chillington Hillcommon Hillfarrance Hillgrove Hinton Blewett Hinton St George Holcombe Holford Holnicote Holton Holway Green Holywell Lake Hornblotton Hornblotton Green Horner Horsington Horton Horton Cross Houndsmoor Houndstone Howley Huish Champflower Huish Episcopi Hummer Huntham Huntspill Huntworth Hurcot Hurcott Hurst Ilchester Ilford Ilminster Ilton Isle Abbotts Isle Brewers Keinton Mandeville Kenny Keward Kilmersdon Kilve Kingsbridge Kingsbury Episcopi Kingsdon Kingston St Mary Kingstone Kingweston Kittisford Knapp Knighton Knole Knowle St Giles Lamyatt Langaller Langford Budville Langley Langley Marsh Langport Latcham Lattiford Launcherley Leigh upon Mendip Leighton Lillesdon Lilstock Limington Liscombe Little Load Little Norton Little Weston Littleton Litton Long Load Long Sutton Longleat Lopen Lopen Head Lottisham Lovington Low Ham Low Wham Lower Aisholt Lower Chillington Lower Durston Lower Godney Lower Merridge Lower Odcombe Lower Severalls Lower Vexford Lower Vobster Lower Weare Lowton Luccombe Luckwell Bridge Ludney Lufton Lullington Luxborough Lydeard St Lawrence Lydford on Fosse Lympsham Lyng Maincombe Malmsmead Maperton Mark Mark Causeway Marks Barn Marston Bigot Marston Magna Martock Maundown Meare Meare Green Mells Merridge Merriotsford Merriott Middle Chinnock Middle Lambrook Middle Stoughton Middlezoy Midelney Midney Milborne Port Milborne Wick Milton - South Somerset Milton Clevedon Milverton Minehead Misterton Monksilver Monkton Heathfield Montacute Moolham Moor Moorland Moorlinch Muchelney Muchelney Ham Mudford Mudford Sock Mudgley Murtry Nailsbourne Nether Stowey Nettlebridge New Cross New Town North Barrow North Brewham North Cadbury North Cheriton North Curry North Newton North Perrott North Petherton North Town North Wick North Widcombe North Wootton Northay Northover Northway Norton Fitzwarren Norton St Philip Norton sub Hamdon Nunney Nunney Catch Nynehead Oake Oakhill Oare Oathe Odcombe Old Cleeve Oldford Orchard Portman Orchardleigh Othery Otterford Otterhampton Over Stowey Over Stratton Panborough Parbrook Pathe Pawlett Payton Peasmarsh Pedwell Pendomer Penselwood Perry Street Pibsbury Pickney Pilton Pinksmoor Pitcombe Pitminster Pitney Podimore Polsham Porlock Porlock Hill Porlock Weir Portfield Poundisford Prestleigh Preston Bowyer Preston Plucknett Priddy Priorswood Puckington Puriton Purtington Pyleigh Pylle Queen Camel Raddington Rapps Redlynch Rhode Rich's Holford Rickford Rimpton Roadwater Rockwell Green Rode Rodhuish Rodney Stoke Rookham Rooksbridge Roughmoor Roundham Rowberrow Rudge Ruishton Rumwell Runnington Sampford Arundel Sampford Brett Sampford Moor Sand Sea Seavington St Mary Seavington St Michael Sellick's Green Selworthy Seven Ash Shapwick Sharpham Shearston Shepton Beauchamp Shepton Mallet Shepton Montague Shipham Shoreditch Shurton Sidbrook Sigwells Silverlake Simonsbath Skilgate Slough Green Snatchems Somerton South Barrow South Brewham South Cadbury South Chard South Cheriton South Hill South Petherton South Widcombe Southtown Southway Southway Southwood Sparkford Spaxton Speckington Spring Gardens Standerwick Staple Fitzpaine Staplegrove Staplehay Stapleton Stapley Star Stathe Stawell Stawley Steart Stembridge Stewley Stickle Path Sticklepath Stileway Stockland Bristol Stocklinch Stoford Stogumber Stogursey Stoke St Gregory Stoke St Mary Stoke StMichael Stoke sub Hamdon Stoke Trister Stolford Ston Easton Stone Allerton Stoney Littleton Stoney Stoke Stoney Stratton Stoughton Cross Stout Stowell Stowey Stratton on the Fosse Street Street on the Fosse Stretcholt Stringston Suddon Sutton Bingham Sutton Mallet Sutton Montis Tarnock Tarr - Lydeard St Lawrence Tarr - Withypool Tatworth Taunton Tellisford Templecombe Theale Thorne Thorne St Margaret Thorney Thornfalcon Thurlbear Thurloxton Timberscombe Tintinhull Tivington Tolland Tonedale Toulton Townsend Tracebridge Treborough Trudoxhill Trull Tytherington Up Mudford Upper Cheddon Upper Coxley Upper Godney Upper Milton Upper Vobster Upton - Glastonbury Upton - Taunton Upton Noble Urgashay Vellow Vobster Voxmoor Waddicombe Wadeford Walford Cross Wallington Hall Walrow Walton Wambrook Wanstrow Warrbridge Washford Watchet Watchfield Watergore Waterlip Waterrow Wayford Weare Wearne Webbington Wedmore Wellington Wellington Hill Wells Wembdon West Bagborough West Bradley West Buckland West Camel West Chinnock West Coker West Compton West Hatch West Horrington West Huntspill West Lambrook West Leigh West Luccombe West Lydford West Lyng West Monkton West Newton West Pennard West Porlock West Quantoxhead West Stoughton West Woodlands West Yeo Westbury sub Mendip Westcombe Westford Westham Westhay Weston Zoyland Westport Whatley - Chard Whatley - Frome Wheddon Cross White Ball Whitelackington Whitestaunton Whitney Wigborough Willett Williton Wincanton Windmill Hill Windsor Hill Winsford Winsham Winterhay Witcombe Witham Friary Withiel Florey Withycombe Wiveliscombe Woodcombe Woodhill Woodlands Wookey Wookey Hole Woolavington Woolverton Wootton Courtenay Worminster Wrangway Wrantage Wraxall Wyke Champflower

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