Difference between revisions of "Somersetshire"

<p> A maritime county of England, fronting the [[Bristol]] Channel, between Devon (N.) and [[Gloucester]] (SW.), with Wilts and [[Dorset]] on the E. and S.; diversified by the Mendips (NE.), Quantock Hills, [[Exmoor]] (SW.), and other smaller elevations; is yet in the main occupied by wide level plains largely given over to pastoral and dairy farming; watered by the Bristol Avon, the Parret, and other lesser streams; its orchards rank next to those of Devon; is prolific in Roman, Saxon, and ancient British remains; [[Taunton]] is the county town, but Bath the largest. </p>

<p> A maritime county of England, fronting the [[Bristol]] Channel, between Devon (N.) and [[Gloucester]] (SW.), with Wilts and [[Dorset]] on the E. and S.; diversified by the Mendips (NE.), Quantock Hills, [[Exmoor]] (SW.), and other smaller elevations; is yet in the main occupied by wide level plains largely given over to pastoral and dairy farming; watered by the Bristol Avon, the Parret, and other lesser streams; its orchards rank next to those of Devon; is prolific in Roman, Saxon, and ancient British remains; [[Taunton]] is the county town, but Bath the largest. </p>

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<ref name="term_79814"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/somersetshire Somersetshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>

<ref name="term_79814"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/somersetshire Somersetshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>

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