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Sedgemoor
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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.
The district was formed on
April 1,
1974, under the
Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the
municipal borough of
Bridgwater, the
Burnham-on-Sea urban district,
Bridgwater Rural District and part of
Axbridge Rural District.
Contents
- 1 Place-name meaning
- 2 Notable towns
- 3 Villages
- 4 Rivers
- 5 Battles
- 6 Industries
- 7 External links
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Place-name meaning
Sedgemoor does not mean "sedge moor", but is instead "marsh of a man called Sicga" from the Old Norse personal name Sicga and Old English mor "moor". The name was recorded as Secgamere in 1165.
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.
