Sedgemoor

olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Sedgemoor District
olspan=2 align=center|
Shown within Somerset
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography
idth="45%"|Status: District
a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region: South West England
dmin. County: Somerset
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area:
- Total
Ranked 88th
564.36 km²
dmin. HQ: Bridgwater
a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: 40UC
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 198th
107,575
191 / km²
thnicity: 98.9% White
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics
olspan=2 align=center|Sedgemoor District Council
http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/
a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
xecutive: Conservative
a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs: Ian Liddell-Grainger, David Heathcoat-Amory
Sedgemoor is a local government district of Somerset in England. A low lying area of land close to sea level between the Quantock and Mendip hills, historically largely marsh (or moor) and contains the bulk of the area also known as the Somerset Levels, including the World's oldest known engineered roadway, the Sweet Track.

Notable towns

Villages

Rivers

Battles

Industries

Light industry now predominates, but traditional trades include peat extraction, willow crafts and cider making can still be found, in addition to livestock farming. The River Parrett provides a source of eels (anguilla anguilla) and elvers during January through to May.

External link

  • http://www.somersetbythesea.co.uk/index.asp - Tourist site

 

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