Somerset

Somerset is a predominantly rural county in the in . The county is home to the Glastonbury Festival, one of the UK's major music festivals.
  • County with 588,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 69 feet (21 metres)
  • …is abbreviated as “SOM”
  • Also known as
    “County of Somerset”
    “Somersetshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bridgewater Railway Station and Church of St Mary, North Petherton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bridgwater and Taunton.
is the county town of , a county in the south-west of .

Somerset

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Latitude
51.0833° or 51° 5′ north
Longitude
-3° or 3° west
Open location code
9C3V32M2+82
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Somerset” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Somerset”
  • Catalan: “Comtat de Somerset”
  • Cornish: “Gwlas an Hav”
  • Dutch: “Somerset”
  • Esperanto: “Somerset”
  • Finnish: “Somerset”
  • French: “Somerset”
  • German: “Somerset”
  • Indonesian: “Somerset”
  • Italian: “Somerset”
  • Japanese: “サマセット州”
  • Latin: “Somersetensis comitatus”
  • Luxembourgish: “Somerset”
  • Norwegian: “Somerset”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Somerset”
  • Portuguese: “Somerset”
  • Romanian: “Somerset”
  • Russian: “Сомерсет”
  • Slovak: “Somerset”
  • Spanish: “Somerset”
  • Swedish: “Somerset”
  • Welsh: “Gwlad yr Haf”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Peter and North Petherton Rugby Club.

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