Somerset

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Land of the Summer People, the scenery is outstanding, from the rolling hills of The Mendips, The Quantocks, The Blackdowns and The Brendans to the plains of Exmoor and the Somerset Levels.

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Exmoor is in the county of Somerset, not Devon!

Tourist attractions include the Caves at Cheddar & Wookey Hole, the beautiful Cathedral City of Wells, the smallest city in the UK, and the spiritual town of Glastonbury with its world famous Tor. Somerset is the home of The true English carnival, a spectacle for 400 years.

Somerset gave the world Cheddar cheese & cider, The Worzels & Acker Bilk. King Alfred burned the cakes here & arguably King Arthur lived here.


County town: Taunton


Other major towns: Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater


Somerset Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs


Register Office

Somerset Registration Service Website and online certificate applications:

Bath BMD has birth marriages and deaths from 1837 and the old Avon area of Somerset.

Births include mother's maiden name and certificates can be ordered directly from them:


Wellington Union Workhouse

Contact Somerset Archive & Records Office for Births & Deaths in Workhouse.

They do not have Admission or Discharge Registers for Wellington Union.


Bridgwater

Morgan House
Mount Street
Bridgwater
TA6 3ER
Tel 01278 422527
E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk


Shepton Mallett

19B, Commercial Road
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5BU
Tel 01749 343928
E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk


Taunton

Flook House
Belvedere Road
Taunton
TA1 1BT
Tel 01823 282251
E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk


Williton

2 Long Street
Williton
TA4 4QN
Tel 01984 633116
E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk


Yeovil

Maltravers House
Petters Way
Yeovil
BA20 1SP
Tel 01935 411230
E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk


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