Somerset, England (probable namesake)

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Somerset, England is a historic rural county in South West England known for its rolling countryside, coastal areas, and landmarks such as Glastonbury and the city of Bath.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial county
non-metropolitan county
borders Bristol
Devon
Dorset
Gloucestershire
Wiltshire
contains Avalon Marshes
Bridgwater
Burnham-on-Sea
Cheddar Gorge
Exmoor National Park
Frome
Glastonbury
Glastonbury Tor
Hinkley Point
Mendip Hills
Minehead
Port of Bridgwater
linked to: Bridgwater Docks

Quantock Hills
Somerset Levels
Street
Weston-super-Mare
Wookey Hole Caves
linked to: Wookey Hole caves

Yeovil
country England
hasAdministrativeBody Somerset Council
hasCity Bath
Wells
hasCoastOn Bristol Channel
hasCountyTown Taunton
hasHighestPoint Dunkery Beacon
hasHistoricCountyStatus true
hasHistoricRegion Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
hasHistoricSite Dunster Castle
Glastonbury Abbey
Montacute House
Muchelney Abbey
Wells Cathedral
hasNameEtymology derived from Old English "Sumorsaete"
hasPostalAbbreviation SOM
hasRiver River Avon
River Parrett
River Tone
hasTimeZone GMT
hasTimeZoneDST BST
hasTraditionalIndustry agriculture
cider making
dairy farming
sheep farming
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite City of Bath
linked to: city of Bath
knownFor Glastonbury Festival
cheddar cheese
cider production
coastal resorts
rural countryside
locatedIn United Kingdom
partOf South West England
linked to: southwest England

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Somerset, Maryland namedAfter Somerset, England (probable namesake)
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis placeOfDeath Somerset, England, United Kingdom
linked to: Somerset, England (probable namesake)