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Celts, Romans and Anglo-Saxons
- There is evidence of Paleolithic human occupation in Somerset, and the area was subsequently settled by the Celts, Romans and Anglo-Saxons. The county played a significant part in Alfred the Great 's rise to power, and later the English Civil War and the Monmouth Rebellion.
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The Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods saw hunter-gatherers move into the region of Somerset. There is evidence from flint artefacts in a quarry at Westbury that an ancestor of modern man, possibly Homo heidelbergensis, was present in the area from around 500,000 years ago. [1]
1 day ago · A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8, the Poldens and the Levels. Somerset's Polden hills divide the county's central marshlands, Sedgemoor to the south and the Brue Valley to the north. Victoria County History - Somerset. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.
5 days ago · A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10 This volume covers the northern part of the Catsash hundred, comprising ten ancient parishes. The town of Castle Cary is the most populous parish treated; the others are Alford, Ansford, Babcary, Barton St David, Keinton Mandeville, Kingweston, Lovington, West Lydford and Wheathill.
Oct 8, 2024 · A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 9, Glastonbury and Street. By M C Siraut, A T Thacker and Elizabeth Williamson/ Edited by R W Dunning. Covers the Glastonbury Twelve Hides hundred in the centre of the county, owned until the dissolution by the Abbey of Glastonbury.
Sep 29, 2024 · A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 1 Covers the natural history of the county, some archaeological material, a chapter on Romano-British Somerset - including detailed coverage of Bath - the Somerset Domesday and the Geld Inquest.
TitlePage (s)viivii-xxiii-xvxvii-xix4 days ago · A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6, Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and Neighbouring Parishes)
2 days ago · A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3 By A P Baggs, R J E Bush and Margaret Tomlinson/ Edited by R W Dunning. The histories of the parishes of Kingsbury (east), Pitney, Somerton and Tintinhull hundreds.
