Sedgemoor
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Sedgemoor is a low-lying area of land in Somerset, England. It lies close to sea level south of the Polden Hills, historically largely marsh (or "moor" in its older sense). The eastern part is known as King's Sedgemoor, and the western part West Sedgemoor. Sedgemoor is part of the area now known as the Somerset Levels and Moors. Historically the area was known as the site of the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sedgemoor
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 240px
- Settlement.image_map
- Sedgemoor UK locator map.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 240px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Shown within Somerset
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Sovereign state
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- United Kingdom
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- England
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- South West England
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Ceremonial county
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Somerset
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Administrative County
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Somerset Council
- Settlement.parts_style
- =list
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 564.36
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Somerset
- Capital
- Bridgwater
- Population
- 116100
- Area
- 564.3584
- Official website
- www.sedgemoor.gov.uk
- Image
- AxbridgeSquare.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01278
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- twinned administrative body
- Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
- Commons category
- Sedgemoor District
- topic's main category
- Category:Sedgemoor
- inception
- 1974-04-01
- social media followers
- 4599
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Largest settlements
- Parishes
- Rivers
- Battles
- Industry
- Governance
- Sedgemoor District Council
- Education
- See also
- References
- External links
Sedgemoor is a low-lying area of land in Somerset, England. It lies close to sea level south of the Polden Hills, historically largely marsh (or "moor" in its older sense). The eastern part is known as King's Sedgemoor, and the western part West Sedgemoor. Sedgemoor is part of the area now known as the Somerset Levels and Moors. Historically the area was known as the site of the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Sedgemoor gave its name to a local government district formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Bridgwater, the Burnham-on-Sea urban district, Bridgwater Rural District and part of Axbridge Rural District. The district covered a larger area than the historical Sedgemoor, extending north of the Polden Hills across the Somerset Levels and Moors to the Mendip Hills.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sedgemoor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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