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=== County Towns === | === County Towns === | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunton Taunton] took over the status of the county town of somerset in about 1366. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunton Taunton] took over the status of the county town of somerset in about 1366. | ||
=== | === Examples of Places named from geographic features === | ||
*Many places in the County of Somerset have names from rivers or roads. The rivers and road where important trade routes for importing and exporting goods.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Somerset places in the County of Somerset]</ref><br> | *Many places in the County of Somerset have names from rivers or roads. The rivers and road where important trade routes for importing and exporting goods.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Somerset places in the County of Somerset]</ref><br> | ||
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[[Category:Somerset]] | [[Category:Somerset, England]] | ||
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