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Sedgemoor
Sedgemoor District
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Non-metropolitan district
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Shown within Somerset
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Constituent country | England | |
Region | South West England | |
Ceremonial county | Somerset | |
Admin HQ | Bridgwater | |
Created | 1 April 1974 | |
Government | ||
• Type | Non-metropolitan district | |
Area | ||
• Total | 217.90 sq mi (564.36 km2) | |
Population
(2005 est.)
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• Total | 123,178 (Ranked 187th) | |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) | |
Post Code |
TA5-9
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Area code(s) | 01278 |
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). The eastern part is known as King's Sedgemoor, and the western part West Sedgemoor. Sedgemoor is part of the area now known as the Somerset Levels and Moors. Historically the area was known as the site of the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Sedgemoor has given its name to a local government district formed on 1 April 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. The district covers a larger area than the historical Sedgemoor, extending north of the Polden Hills across the Somerset Levels and Moors to the Mendip Hills.
On 1 April 2023 the district will be abolished and replaced by a new unitary district for the area at present served by Somerset County Council. The new council will be known as Somerset Council. Elections for the new council will take place in May 2022, and it then will run alongside Sedgemoor and the other councils until their abolition in April 2023.
Toponymy
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.
Towns
- Bridgwater – the administrative centre
- Burnham-on-Sea
- North Petherton
- Highbridge
- Axbridge
Parishes
Image | Name | Status | Population | Former local authority | Coordinates | Refs |
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Ashcott | Civil parish | 1,186 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°07′N 2°49′W / 51.12°N 2.81°W | ||
Axbridge | Town | 2,057 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°17′N 2°49′W / 51.29°N 2.82°W | ||
Badgworth | Civil parish | 525 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°16′N 2°52′W / 51.27°N 2.87°W | ||
Bawdrip | Civil parish | 506 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°09′N 2°56′W / 51.15°N 2.94°W | ||
Berrow | Civil parish | 1,534 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°16′N 3°01′W / 51.27°N 3.01°W | ||
Brean | Civil parish | 635 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°18′N 3°01′W / 51.30°N 3.01°W | ||
Brent Knoll | Civil parish | 1,271 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°15′N 2°57′W / 51.25°N 2.95°W | ||
Bridgwater | Town | 35,886 | Bridgwater Municipal Borough | 51°08′N 2°59′W / 51.13°N 2.99°W | ||
Bridgwater Without | Civil parish | 428 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°08′N 2°58′W / 51.14°N 2.97°W | ||
Broomfield | Civil parish | 249 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°05′N 3°07′W / 51.08°N 3.11°W | ||
Burnham on Sea and Highbridge | Town | 19,576 | Burnham on Sea Urban District | 51°14′N 2°59′W / 51.24°N 2.99°W | ||
Burnham Without | Civil Parish | 1,636 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°14′N 2°58′W / 51.23°N 2.96°W | ||
Burtle | Civil parish | 388 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°10′N 2°52′W / 51.17°N 2.87°W | ||
Cannington | Civil parish | 2,271 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°09′N 3°04′W / 51.15°N 3.07°W | ||
Catcott | Civil parish | 531 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°09′N 2°52′W / 51.15°N 2.87°W | ||
Chapel Allerton | Civil parish | 401 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°15′N 2°51′W / 51.25°N 2.85°W | ||
Cheddar | Civil parish | 5,755 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°17′N 2°47′W / 51.28°N 2.78°W | ||
Chedzoy | Civil parish | 404 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°08′N 2°57′W / 51.13°N 2.95°W | ||
Chilton Polden | Civil parish | 698 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°09′N 2°54′W / 51.15°N 2.90°W | ||
Chilton Trinity | Civil parish | 260 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°09′N 3°01′W / 51.15°N 3.01°W | ||
Compton Bishop | Civil parish | 620 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°18′N 2°52′W / 51.30°N 2.87°W | ||
Cossington | Civil parish | 564 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°10′N 2°55′W / 51.16°N 2.92°W | ||
Durleigh | Civil parish | 548 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°07′N 3°02′W / 51.12°N 3.04°W | ||
East Brent | Civil parish | 1,302 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°16′N 2°56′W / 51.26°N 2.94°W | ||
East Huntspill | Civil parish | 1,146 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°12′N 2°59′W / 51.20°N 2.98°W | ||
Edington | Civil parish | 372 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°09′N 2°53′W / 51.15°N 2.88°W | ||
Enmore | Civil parish | 247 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°07′N 3°05′W / 51.11°N 3.09°W | ||
Fiddington | Civil parish | 298 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°10′N 3°07′W / 51.16°N 3.12°W | ||
Goathurst | Civil parish | 193 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°06′N 3°04′W / 51.10°N 3.06°W | ||
Greinton | Civil Parish | 71 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°07′N 2°50′W / 51.12°N 2.84°W | ||
Lympsham | Civil parish | 960 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°17′N 2°57′W / 51.29°N 2.95°W | ||
Lyng | Civil parish | 338 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°03′N 2°58′W / 51.05°N 2.96°W | ||
Mark | Civil parish | 1,478 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°14′N 2°53′W / 51.23°N 2.89°W | ||
Middlezoy | Civil parish | 725 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°05′N 2°53′W / 51.09°N 2.89°W | ||
Moorlinch | Civil parish | 408 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°08′N 2°52′W / 51.13°N 2.86°W | ||
Nether Stowey | Civil parish | 1,373 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°09′N 3°09′W / 51.15°N 3.15°W | ||
North Petherton | Town | 6,730 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°05′N 3°01′W / 51.09°N 3.01°W | ||
Othery | Civil parish | 642 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°05′N 2°53′W / 51.08°N 2.88°W | ||
Otterhampton | Civil parish | 831 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°11′N 3°05′W / 51.18°N 3.08°W | ||
Over Stowey | Civil parish | 352 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°09′N 3°09′W / 51.15°N 3.15°W | ||
Pawlett | Civil Parish | 1,038 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°11′N 3°00′W / 51.18°N 3.00°W | ||
Puriton | Civil parish | 1,068 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°10′N 2°58′W / 51.17°N 2.97°W | ||
Shapwick | Civil parish | 536 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°08′N 2°50′W / 51.14°N 2.83°W | ||
Shipham | Civil parish | 1,087 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°19′N 2°48′W / 51.31°N 2.80°W | ||
Spaxton | Civil parish | 1,012 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°08′N 3°07′W / 51.13°N 3.11°W | ||
Stawell | Civil parish | 386 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°08′N 2°55′W / 51.14°N 2.91°W | ||
Stockland Bristol | Civil parish | 165 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°11′N 3°05′W / 51.19°N 3.08°W | ||
Thurloxton | Civil parish | 153 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°04′N 3°02′W / 51.07°N 3.04°W | ||
Weare | Civil parish | 658 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°16′N 2°50′W / 51.27°N 2.84°W | ||
Wedmore | Civil Parish | 3,318 | Axbridge Rural District | 51°14′N 2°49′W / 51.23°N 2.81°W | ||
Wembdon | Civil parish | 3,613 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°08′N 3°01′W / 51.13°N 3.02°W | ||
West Huntspill | Civil parish | 1,414 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°12′N 2°59′W / 51.20°N 2.98°W | ||
Westonzoyland | Civil parish | 1,801 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°07′N 2°55′W / 51.11°N 2.92°W | ||
Woolavington | Civil parish | 2,115 | Bridgwater Rural District | 51°10′N 2°56′W / 51.17°N 2.93°W |
Rivers
Battles
- Battle of Sedgemoor 1685
Education
Schools (those which are not independent) in Sedgemoor are operated the Children & Young People's Directorate of Somerset County Council, although some such as The Kings of Wessex School in Cheddar have distanced themselves from the county council by opting for foundation and then subsequently academy status.
See also
In Spanish: Sedgemoor para niños