Somerset
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Somerset is a county in the United Kingdom[1]. Its county town is Taunton. Somerset covers an area of 4,200 square kilometers[2].
The population of Somerset was approximately 976,000 in 2020[3].
Somerset
Summary
Somerset is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Somerset has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Somerset is located in South West England[3].
- Somerset is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
- Somerset's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[5].
- Somerset's instance of is recorded as human settlement[6].
- Somerset's capital is recorded as Taunton[7].
- Somerset's shares border with is recorded as Devon[8].
- Somerset's shares border with is recorded as Dorset[9].
- Somerset's shares border with is recorded as Gloucestershire[10].
- Somerset's shares border with is recorded as Wiltshire[11].
- Somerset's shares border with is recorded as City of Bristol[12].
- Somerset's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bath and North East Somerset[13].
- Somerset's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Somerset[14].
- Somerset's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Somerset[15].
- Somerset is part of South West England[16].
- Somerset's Commons category is recorded as Somerset[17].
- Somerset's said to be the same as is recorded as Somerset[18].
- Somerset's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.3, 'lon': -3}[19].
- Somerset's official website is recorded as https://www.somerset.gov.uk/[20].
- Somerset's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Somerset[21].
- Somerset has a population of {'amount': '+940200'}[22].
- Somerset has a population of {'amount': '+965424'}[23].
- Somerset has a population of {'amount': '+975782'}[24].
- Somerset's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
- Somerset's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
- Somerset's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].
Body
Geography
Somerset is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Somerset is located in South West England[3]. Somerset is part of South West England[16].
Physical Characteristics
Somerset covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4170.2401'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+940200'}[22], {'amount': '+965424'}[23], and {'amount': '+975782'}[24].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include ceremonial county of England[5] and human settlement[6].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Somerset include Somerset County[29], a county of Maine[30], in United States[31], founded in 1809[32] and Somerset Street[33], a street[34], in Canada[35].
Why It Matters
Somerset has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Somerset is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Somerset include Somerset County[29], a county of Maine[30], in United States[31], founded in 1809[32] and Somerset Street[33], a street[34], in Canada[35].