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The Celtic church in Somerset. With a chapter on North Devon. Bath: Morgan Books, 1971. pp. 146. 22 cm. Adkins, Lesley; Adkins, Rod (1992). A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology. Wimborne, UK: Dovecote Press. pp.72–74. ISBN 0-946159-94-7. You can hike around Staple Plain, which climbs up Beacon Hill and has epic views over Weston Super Mare, Exmoor and into Taunton. Hinkley Point C New Nuclear Power Station". Infrastructure Planning Commission. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010 . Retrieved 14 September 2009. Shannon, Paul (2007). "Mendip Stone", In: The Railway Magazine, Vol. 153, No. 1,277, pp 22–26. (September 2007). ISSN 0033-8923.

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 From the village, you can get a beautiful view of this lake, so it’s definitely worth visiting both areas.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]

Wellington - Not to be confused with the city of Wellington in New Zealand, Wellington is a small industrial town near Taunton in Somerset. Wellington Map. Prehistoric peoples were active on the chalk uplands of Dorset. There are abundant monuments from the Neolithic Period, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. One monument that seems to have been occupied throughout prehistoric times is Maiden Castle just outside Dorchester, the main town in Roman times. The area subsequently became part of the West Saxon kingdom, and as Wessex it has been immortalized in the writings of Thomas Hardy. In the early 19th century the county was the scene of the Tolpuddle martyrs’ historic stand for organized labour. The main beach spans over two kilometres, or you could drive or walk up to Sand Bay which is quieter and much more scenic, with views over the channel into Wales. Somerset Rivers". Somerset Rivers. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010 . Retrieved 14 November 2010.

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Services from this station include trains to Totnes, Exmouth, Bristol Temple Meads, Paignton, and Yeovil Junction. 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] Introduction: The Paleolithic period – food gatherers". Somerset Archives. Aspects of Somerset history. Somerset Government. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011 . Retrieved 29 December 2010.