Joined in 2023 
82 
63 About this deal
Somerton took over from Ilchester as the county town in the late thirteenth century, [50] but it declined in importance and the status of county town transferred to Taunton about 1366. [51] The county has two cities, Bath and Wells, and 30 towns (including the county town of Taunton, which has no town council but instead is the chief settlement of the county's only extant borough). The largest urban areas in terms of population are Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, Yeovil and Bridgwater. [52] Note: Volumes I to IX published so far ** "Link to on-line version (not all volumes)". Archived from the original on 3 May 2015.
Proposals for the construction of a Severn Barrage aim to harness this energy. The island of Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel is within the ceremonial county and is now administered by North Somerset Council. [70] Aston, Michael (1988). Aspects of the Medieval Landscape of Somerset & Contributions to the landscape history of the county. Somerset: Somerset County Council. ISBN 0-86183-129-2.Aston, Michael; Burrow, Ian (1982). The Archaeology of Somerset: A review to 1500 AD. Somerset: Somerset County Council. ISBN 0-86183-028-8. In November 2008, a public sector inward investment organisation was launched, called Into Somerset, [117] with the intention of growing the county's economy by promoting it to businesses that may wish to relocate from other parts of the UK (especially London) and the world. This now part of the Heart of the South West Growth Hub. [118] Nuclear electricity [ edit ]
There is also a range of private or public schools. Many of these are for pupils between 11 and 18 years, such as King's College, Taunton, Wellington School, Somerset and Taunton School. King's School, Bruton, was founded in 1519 and received royal foundation status around 30 years later in the reign of Edward VI. Millfield is the largest co-educational boarding school. There are also preparatory schools for younger children, such as All Hallows, and Hazlegrove Preparatory School. Chilton Cantelo School offers places both to day pupils and boarders aged 7 to 16. Other schools provide education for children from the age of 3 or 4 years through to 18, such as King Edward's School, Bath, Queen's College, Taunton and Wells Cathedral School which is one of the five established musical schools for school-age children in Britain. [161] Everett, Glenn. "William Wordsworth: Biography". The Victorian Web. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007 . Retrieved 7 January 2007. Perkins, J.W., Brooks, A.T. and McR. Pearce, A.E. (1979). Bath Stone: a quarry history. Cardiff: Department of Extra-mural Studies, University College Cardiff. ISBN 0-906230-26-8 Wales and West ITV". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012 . Retrieved 10 July 2011. The usefulness of the canals was short-lived, though some have now been restored for recreation. The 19th century also saw the construction of railways to and through Somerset. The county was served by five pre-1923 Grouping railway companies: the Great Western Railway (GWR); [144] [145] a branch of the Midland Railway (MR) to Bath Green Park (and another one to Bristol); [146] the S&DJR, [145] [147] [148] and the London & South Western Railway (L&SWR). [145] [149]Brussels begins Hinkley investigation". World Nuclear News. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013 . Retrieved 21 December 2013. It’s not a huge place, but it does have a picturesque harbour and a small sandy beach, so it’s an ideal day trip from Bristol if you want to enjoy the sea! Clevedon Somerset Records Office". The History of the Somerset Archives Service. Somerset Archives Service. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 24 September 2016.
The Mendip Way leads through the Uphill Nature Reserve, which is a really charming walk; look out for the fort. Portishead Watts, Victor, ed. (2004). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-36209-1. Yeovilton 1981–2010 averages". Met office. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015 . Retrieved 26 May 2015. Priddy is a historic village with ancient buildings, and it is also home to the scenic Three Priddy Droves Walk. Unitary authority plan rejected". BBC. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021 . Retrieved 25 April 2011.Coast: Bristol Channel". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 May 2006 . Retrieved 27 August 2007. Mark Adler (August 2006). "It's my party". Mendip Times. 2 (3): 14–15. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007. The county is divided into nine constituencies, each returning one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons. In the June 2017 general election, eight constituencies of the county elected Conservative MPs, while Bath elected a Liberal Democrat. [85] The ceremonial county of Somerset contains the constituencies of Bridgwater and West Somerset, North East Somerset, North Somerset, Bath, Somerton and Frome, Taunton Deane, Wells, Yeovil and Weston-super-Mare. Traditionally several of these have been relatively strong constituencies for the Liberal Democrats, with Labour often getting few votes, even in larger towns such as Yeovil. In the 2019 general election, all nine seats were held, with Jacob Rees-Mogg increasing his majority in North East Somerset, as well as Wera Hobhouse doubling her majority in the Liberal Democrat Bath seat. In the 2023 by-election in Somerton and Frome, the Liberal Democrats captured the constituency from the Conservatives. [86] European Parliament [ edit ] The Georgian Architecture – there are loads of 18th century buildings throughout Bath, so much so that it’s pretty much a Georgian city! Most famous are the Crescent, which is in a crescent form, and the Circus, which is in a perfect circle. Unemployment and Economic Inactivity: Rural-Urban Analysis". Somerset Intelligence. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017 . Retrieved 6 October 2017.
Great Deal 
New Comment