Somerset (Somersetshire)

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• Somerset [1] — Somerset (spr. ßömmerßet), 1) Grafschaft im südwestlichen England, grenzt nordwestlich an den Bristolkanal, wird zu Lande von den Grafschaften Gloucester, Wilts, Dorset und Devon umschlossen und umfaßt 4223 qkm (76,7 QM.) mit (1901) 508,256 (als… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Somerset — [sum′ər setshir΄sum′ər set΄] [OE Sumersaete, contr. < Sumortunsæte, lit., the people of Somerton (< sumor, SUMMER1 + tun, TOWN) + sæte, residents, pl. of sæta, akin to sæti, SEAT] county in SW England, on Bristol Channel: 1,333 sq mi (3,452 …   English World dictionary

• Somerset Coal Canal — The Somerset Coal Canal (originally known as the Somersetshire Coal Canal) was a narrow canal in England, built around 1800 from basins at Paulton and Timsbury via Camerton, an aqueduct at Dunkerton, Combe Hay, Midford and Monkton Combe to… …   Wikipedia

• Somerset — This article is about the county of Somerset in England. For other uses, see Somerset (disambiguation). Somerset Motto of County Council: Sumorsǣte ealle ( All The People of Somerset ) …   Wikipedia

• Somerset — Para otros usos de este término, véase Somerset (desambiguación). Somerset Condado de Inglater …   Wikipedia Español

• Somerset Light Infantry — The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert s) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. HistoryIt was formed in 1685 as the Earl of Huntingdon s Regiment of Foot, becoming the 13th Regiment of Foot upon the introduction of a numeral system.It …   Wikipedia

• Somerset coalfield — The Somerset coalfield included pits in the north Somerset, England, area where coal was mined from the 15th century until 1973.It is part of a wider field which covered northern Somerset and southern Gloucestershire in England. It stretched from …   Wikipedia

• Somerset towers — The Somerset Towers are a collection of distinctive, mostly spireless Gothic church towers in the county of Somerset in south west England. For examples and details of many churches with Somerset Towers, please see the related page, A Tour of… …   Wikipedia

• Somerset — /sum euhr set , sit/, n. 1. a city in SE Massachusetts. 18,813. 2. a town in S Kentucky. 10,649. 3. Somersetshire. * * * I Administrative (pop., 2001: 498,093), geographic, and historic county, southwestern England. Its county seat is Taunton.… …   Universalium

• Somerset — Grafschaft Somerset Wappen Geografische Lage in England Geographie Status: Zeremonielle und Verwaltungsgrafschaft Region: South West England …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Somerset — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Somerset (homonymie) et Comté de Somerset. Somerset Administration Statut …   Wikipédia en Français