Somerton
Somerton is a community and civil parish in the English region of Somerset. It gave its name to the region and was quickly, around the begin of the 14th century, the county town, as well as around 900 was potentially the resources of Wessex. It has actually held a weekly market because the Middle Ages, and also the main square with its market cross is today an appealing area for visitors. Positioned on the River Cary, roughly 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north-west of Yeovil, Somerton has its own town council serving a population of 4,697 since 2011. Locals are typically referred to locally as Somertonians. The civil parish consists of the districts of Etsome, Hurcot, Catsgore, as well as Catcombe. The history of Somerton dates back to the Anglo-Saxon period, when it was a crucial political and also commercial centre. After the Norman conquest of England the significance of the town declined, in spite of being the county town of Somerset in the late thirteenth century and also early fourteenth century. Having lost county town standing, Somerton after that became a market town in the Middle Ages, whose economic climate was supported by transport systems using the River Parrett, and later rail transportation using the Great Western Railway, as well as by light markets including handwear cover production as well as plaster mining. In the centre of Somerton the wide 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 also had links with Muchelney Abbey between Ages. The BBC drama The Monocled Mutineer was shot in Somerton from 1985 to 1986.
