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Somerset (/ ˈ s ʌ m ər s ɪ t,-s ɛ t / ⓘ SUM-ər-sit, -set; archaically Somersetshire / ˈ s ʌ m ər s ɪ t. ʃ ɪər,-s ɛ t-,-ʃ ər / SUM-ər-sit-sheer, -set-, -shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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4 days ago · Somerset, administrative, geographic, and historic county of southwestern England. It is bordered to the northwest by the Bristol Channel, to the north by Gloucestershire, to the east by Wiltshire, to the southeast by Dorset, and to the southwest by Devon. Taunton, in west-central Somerset, is the county town (seat). Somerset, England.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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A large part of the Exmoor National Park is in Somerset, although Devon has the western part. The Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is also shared with Devon but two fall entirely within Somerset. These are the Quantock Hills and the Mendip Hills.
