(including Bath and North East Somerset, Mendip, North Somerset, Sedgemoor, South Somerset, Taunton Deane and West Somerset) is in the South West of England. It has a population of around 900,000 and covers approximately 420,000 hectares. Here is a list of nearby or neighbouring counties: Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire
Somerset is located to the north east of Devon, has a coastline on the Bristol Channel and the River Severn Estuary and its county town is Taunton. Farming is an important part of the local economy and includes the production of cheese, wool and willow, which is used in basket making. The county was settled during the Palaeolithic era and its archaeology includes 13,000 year old cave art found in the Cheddar Gorge, Neolithic stone circles and Iron Age hill forts. Visitors to The Museum of Somerset can see exhibits which reflect the counties history, using multimedia and displays such as the Frome Hoard, which is the largest single collection of Roman coins found in Britain. Evidence of Roman occupation includes temples, villas and the famous baths of the city of Bath, which during the eighteenth century was a centre of fashion and attracted artists such as Thomas Gainsborough and writers such as Jane Austen. Performing arts venues in Somerset include the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil, the Playhouse in Weston-super-Mare and the Theatre Royal in Bath.
In 1987 Bath became a World Heritage site and its many attractions include theatre productions, cultural festivals, museums such as the Fashion Museum, galleries such as the Victoria Art Gallery and Holburne Museum of Art and the cities Georgian architecture. Somerset has a long tradition of folk arts and starting as a music festival in September 1970, the now world famous Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts became an annual event in 1980, taking place during June in Pilton, near Shepton Mallet. Glastonbury also plays a central role in the Arthurian legends, which have inspired works of art for hundreds of years. Across Somerset there are thousands of listed buildings, hundreds of monuments and many conservation areas, parks and gardens. National Trust properties include Tyntesfield, a Victorian Gothic Revival house decorated with stone carvings, and Montacute House, an Elizabethan mansion which houses a number of Tudor and Elizabethan portraits, a range of period furnishings and textiles and has picturesque formal gardens. Other attractions in Somerset include Glastonbury Abbey, Wells Cathedral, Dunster Castle, Clevedon Pier, Cheddar Gorge Craft Village, Barrington Court and Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury.
Crewkerne, Somerset
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Taunton, Somerset
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Bridgwater, Somerset
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Winsham, Somerset
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Frome, Somerset
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Portishead, Somerset
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Taunton, Somerset
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Chard, Somerset
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Bridgwater, Somerset
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Bridgwater, Somerset
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Frome, Somerset
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Bristol, Somerset
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Frome, Somerset
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Axbridge, Somerset
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Bridgwater, Somerset
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Bruton, Somerset
I make unique hand crafted, cut coin pendants. I have made over 700 different designs ...
Shepton Mallet, Somerset
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Taunton, Somerset
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Glastonbury, Somerset
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Axbridge, Somerset
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Frome, Somerset
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Ilminster, Somerset
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Yeovil, Somerset
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Frome, Somerset
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Frome, Somerset
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Bath, Somerset
My name is Silas, I am a self-taught artist and sell wire-wrapped necklaces and rings ...
Cannington, Somerset
Whimsical and quirky practical craft objects inspired by my watercolour art. Fine art ...
Bridgwater, Somerset
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Bath, Somerset
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Clevedon, Somerset
I started beading when a friend gave me the beading kit that they no longer wanted, I ...
Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Selling handmade scented candles, wax melts and scoopies. I make them all personally ...
Weston Super Mare, Somerset
Encanto Designs provides a unique variety of wire based jewellery covering Necklaces, ...
Wellington, Somerset
We are a small family room business suppliers of high quality teak garden furniture life ...
Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Our candles are handcrafted from all-natural, sustainable vegetable and vegan wax, making ...
Radstock, Somerset
My name is Katie and I live with my partner in Bath. I am a disabled, autistic creator ...
Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset
I am a seller of spicy snacks and sauces all made within the UK. We have a great variation ...
Frome, Somerset
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Crewkerne, Somerset
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Crewkerne, Somerset
have been quite busy for the last couple of weeks making loads of Jam! the Blackberries ...
Crewkerne, Somerset
This Weekend we attended the Heavy Horse Show at Nynehead near Wellington on Saturday ...
Crewkerne, Somerset
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Crewkerne, Somerset
I was at Honiton Show yesterday and despite the awful weather on Wednesday which made ...
Crewkerne, Somerset
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Crewkerne, Somerset
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Crewkerne, Somerset
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Crewkerne, Somerset
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Crewkerne, Somerset
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Crewkerne, Somerset
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Bristol, Somerset
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(Born 1876 in Rode in Somerset), Painting
Harold Gilman, British artist, painted portraits and landscapes and was a member of the Camden Town Group.
(Born 1838 in Keinton Mandeville in Somerset), Theatre
He was the first ever actor to be awarded a knighthood. He performed at the Lyceum in the West End of London. There is a statue of Irving behind the National Portrait Gallery in London. He is believed to be the inspiration for Bram Stokers Dracula.
(Born 1829 in Bath in Somerset), Painting
Edwin Longsden Long, English artist, painted portraits and historical scenes.
(Born 1726 in Dunster in Somerset), Art, Painting
An English artist, born in and heiress to Dunster Castle, where you can see two of her paintings (View of an Imaginary Castle with a Round Tower - View of an Imaginary Castle with Two Towers). Also at the castle, you can see four painting of Margaret.