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West Somerset

former non-metropolitan district in Somerset, England, UK
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West Somerset

Summary

West Somerset is a non-metropolitan district[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (non_metropolitan_district category, ranking #66 of 206).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Somerset is located in Somerset[3].
  • West Somerset is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • West Somerset's capital is recorded as Williton[5].
  • West Somerset's legislative body is recorded as council of West Somerset District Council[6].
  • West Somerset's locator map image is recorded as West Somerset UK locator map.svg[7].
  • West Somerset's postal code is recorded as TA4[8].
  • West Somerset's Commons category is recorded as West Somerset District[9].
  • +1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of West Somerset[10].
  • West Somerset's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.1, 'lon': -3.55}[11].
  • West Somerset's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/029sq_[12].
  • West Somerset's authority is recorded as West Somerset District Council[13].
  • West Somerset's GSS code is recorded as E07000191[14].
  • West Somerset's topic's main category is recorded as Category:West Somerset[15].
  • West Somerset's population is recorded as {'amount': '+34400'}[16].
  • West Somerset's population is recorded as {'amount': '+34600'}[17].
  • West Somerset's replaces is recorded as Williton Rural District[18].
  • West Somerset's replaced by is recorded as Somerset West and Taunton[19].
  • West Somerset's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/West-Somerset[20].
  • West Somerset's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7290627[21].
  • West Somerset's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+725.4079'}[22].
  • West Somerset's TOID is recorded as 7000000000010687[23].
  • West Somerset's Vision of Britain unit ID is recorded as 10084623[24].
  • West Somerset's Vision of Britain place ID is recorded as 17202[25].
  • West Somerset's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/29dc23ec-5c2b-43cf-854a-2221ca19e03c[26].

Body

Geography

West Somerset is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Somerset[3].

Physical Characteristics

West Somerset's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+725.4079'}[22]. Population counts include {'amount': '+34400'}[16] and {'amount': '+34600'}[17].

History and Context

+1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of West Somerset[10].

Why It Matters

West Somerset draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (non_metropolitan_district category, ranking #66 of 206).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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