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The Big Green Gathering which grew out of the Green fields at the Glastonbury Festival is held in the Mendip Hills between Charterhouse and Compton Martin each summer. [136] The county is served by the regional Western Daily Press and local newspapers including the Weston & Somerset Mercury, the Bath Chronicle, Chew Valley Gazette, Somerset County Gazette, Clevedon Mercury Mendip Times, and the West Somerset Free Press. Television is provided by BBC West and ITV West Country, [140] while southwestern parts of the county can receive BBC South West. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Bristol (in northern parts of the county), Heart West, and Greatest Hits Radio South West in Yeovil. Coast: Bristol Channel". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 May 2006 . Retrieved 27 August 2007. The Old English name is used in the motto of the county, Sumorsǣte ealle, meaning "all the people of Somerset". Adopted as the motto in 1911, the phrase is taken from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Somerset was a shire of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and the phrase refers to the wholehearted support the people of Somerset gave to King Alfred in his struggle to save Wessex from Viking invaders. [6] [7] [8] 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: Total Population". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Great Britain Historical GIS Project. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012 . Retrieved 12 December 2007. Public Records – Armed Forces; Assizes; Coroners; County Council; County Court; District authorities; Education; Government agencies; Hospital and Health Executive; Inland Revenue; Newspapers; Other; Petty Sessions; Probate; Quarter Sessions; Societies or voluntary organisations; Utilities The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540-1835 - "launched in 1999 and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, makes available and searchable the principal records of clerical careers from over 50 archives in England and Wales with the aim of providing coverage of as many clerical lives as possible from the Reformation to the mid-nineteenth century........."University of Bath. "History of the University". Archived from the original on 3 August 2008 . Retrieved 2 January 2008. Costen, Michael (1992). The origins of Somerset. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-3675-5. Watt, Holly (21 December 2017). "Hinkley Point: the 'dreadful deal' behind the world's most expensive power plant". Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021 . Retrieved 13 April 2021.

Taunton is the county town of Somerset – it has a historic high street, and you can do a self-guided walking tour that details centuries of history. Williams, R. A. (1968) The London & South Western Railway, v. 1: The formative years, and v. 2: Growth and consolidation. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles, ISBN 0-7153-4188-X; ISBN 0-7153-5940-1 So, whether you want to experience a fascinating history in Bath, see the biggest gorge in the country, or live the traditional country life in one of Somerset’s AONBs, there are so many things to do in Somerset!In 1996 Avon was abolished and its districts were renamed and reorganised into unitary authorities. Woodspring was renamed 'North Somerset' and Wansydyke and Bath were abolished and a new district covering the same area created, named 'Bath and North East Somerset'. [79] In 1997 the two districts and non-metropolitan county became part of the new ceremonial county of Somerset. [80] On 1 September 2019 the non-metropolitan districts of West Somerset and Taunton Deane merged, with the new district being called Somerset West and Taunton. [81] Brussels begins Hinkley investigation". World Nuclear News. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013 . Retrieved 21 December 2013. From 1994 to 1999, Somerset was represented by Liberal Democrat Graham Watson as part of the Somerset and North Devon constituency for elections to the European Parliament. Rahtz, Phillip. The Saxon and Medieval Palaces at Cheddar, Somerset: An interim report of excavations in 1960–62 (PDF) (Report). Archaeology Data Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2017 . Retrieved 26 May 2015.

General Election Somerset results summary". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021 . Retrieved 17 August 2020. Goughs Caves is a stunning stalactite cavern that nowadays is illuminated to show off the natural features. Cheddar is also renowned for its caves, and it was here where the remains of Cheddar Man– one of the oldest skeletons found in the country – were found. This Gothic revival house was built in the Victorian era to house a family who had gotten rich thanks to importing guano – which was a Peruvian fertilizer made from bird and bat poo! Battle of Langport". UK Battlefields Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010 . Retrieved 10 January 2011.Myers, Alec Reginald; Douglas, David Charles (1996). English Historical Documents 1327–1485. Routledge. p.560. ISBN 978-0-415-14369-1. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021 . Retrieved 6 June 2009.