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Sedgemoor is a low-lying area of land in Somerset, England. It lies close to sea level south of the Polden Hills , historically largely marsh (or "moor" in its older sense). [ 2 ] The eastern part is known as King's Sedgemoor , and the western part West Sedgemoor .
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the last and decisive engagement between the Kingdom of England and rebels led by the Duke of Monmouth during the Monmouth rebellion, fought on 6 July 1685, [1] and took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset, England, resulting in a victory for the English army.
Sedgemoor shown within Somerset and England. Sedgemoor is a low-lying area of land in Somerset, England.It lies close to sea level south of the Polden Hills, forming a large part of the Somerset Levels and Moors, a wetland area between the Mendips and the Blackdown Hills. [1]
English: Full caption: "The Map of Sedgemoor, with adjacent Parts." Source: Dugdale, William. The History of Imbanking and Drayning of Divers Fenns and Marshes: Both in Forein Parts, and in this Kingdom, and of the Improvement Thereby, Extracted from Records, Manuscripts, and Other Authentick Testimonies. United Kingdom, Warren, 1772. Second ...
West Sedgemoor or West Sedge Moor (grid reference) is an area of the Somerset Levels, in Somerset, England, around 8 miles (13 km) east of Taunton, which approximately coincides with the West Sedgemoor biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, a 1,016 hectare (3.9 sq miles) site notified as an SSSI in 1983.
King's Sedgemoor is a piece of rich animal habitat and farming land, that forms part of the Somerset Levels and Moors in South West England. The area of King's Sedgemoor fell within the Whitley Hundred , [ 1 ]
Sedgemoor District Council elections; Somerset Rebels; Steart Peninsula This page was last edited on 2 April 2023, at 08:58 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Sedgemoor District Council was a local government district in Somerset, England covering the Sedgemoor district. It was established in 1974 by the merger of Bridgwater and Burnham-On-Sea Urban District Councils.