Somerset

Summary

Somerset is a ceremonial county of England^[1]. Somerset draws 1,966 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #10 of 36).^[2]

Key Facts

• Somerset is located in South West England^[3].
• Somerset is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Somerset's image is recorded as Roman Baths in Bath Spa, England - July 2006.jpg^[5].
• Somerset's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[6].
• Somerset's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[7].
• Somerset's capital is recorded as Taunton^[8].
• Somerset's flag image is recorded as Somerset Flag.svg^[9].
• Somerset's shares border with is recorded as Devon^[10].
• Somerset's shares border with is recorded as Dorset^[11].
• Somerset's shares border with is recorded as Gloucestershire^[12].
• Somerset's shares border with is recorded as Wiltshire^[13].
• Somerset's shares border with is recorded as City of Bristol^[14].
• Somerset's coat of arms image is recorded as Arms of Somerset County Council.svg^[15].
• Somerset's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bath and North East Somerset^[16].
• Somerset's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Somerset^[17].
• Somerset's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Somerset^[18].
• Somerset's GND ID is recorded as 4118723-4^[19].
• Somerset's locator map image is recorded as Somerset UK locator map 2010.svg^[20].
• Somerset's part of is recorded as South West England^[21].
• Somerset's Commons category is recorded as Somerset^[22].
• Somerset's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3125930^[23].
• Somerset's said to be the same as is recorded as Somerset^[24].
• Somerset's NUTS code is recorded as UKK23^[25].
• Somerset's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.3, 'lon': -3}^[26].
• Somerset's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dmy0^[27].

Body

Geography

Somerset is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Somerset is located in South West England^[3]. Somerset's part of is recorded as South West England^[21].

Physical Characteristics

Somerset's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4170.2401'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+940200'}^[29], {'amount': '+965424'}^[30], and {'amount': '+975782'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ceremonial county of England^[6] and human settlement^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Somerset include Somerset County^[32], a county of New Jersey^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1688^[35] and Somerset Street^[36], a street^[37], in Canada^[38].

Why It Matters

Somerset draws 1,966 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #10 of 36).^[2] Somerset has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Somerset is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Somerset include Somerset County^[32], a county of New Jersey^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1688^[35] and Somerset Street^[36], a street^[37], in Canada^[38].