Somerton
Somerton is a town and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It offered its name to the area and also was quickly, around the start of the 14th century, the county town, as well as around 900 was potentially the capital of Wessex. It has actually held a regular market given that the Middle Ages, as well as the main square with its market cross is today an appealing location for visitors. Located on the River Cary, about 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north-west of Yeovil, Somerton has its own community council serving a population of 4,697 since 2011. Homeowners are usually referred to in your area as Somertonians. The civil parish consists of the districts of Etsome, Hurcot, Catsgore, and Catcombe. The history of Somerton dates back to the Anglo-Saxon era, when it was a crucial political and also industrial centre. After the Norman occupation of England the value of the town declined, regardless of being the county town of Somerset in the late thirteenth century and also early fourteenth century. Having actually shed county town status, Somerton after that ended up being a market town in the Middle Ages, whose economy was sustained by transportation systems using the River Parrett, and later rail transport via the Great Western Railway, and by light markets including glove production and gypsum mining. In the centre of Somerton the broad market square, with its octagonal roofed market cross, is bordered by old residences, while close by is the 13th century Church of St Michael and All Angels. Somerton additionally had links with Muchelney Abbey in the Middle Ages. The BBC drama The Monocled Mutineer was shot in Somerton from 1985 to 1986.
