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Land of the Summer People, the scenery is outstanding, from the rolling hills of The Mendips, The Quantocks, The Blackdowns and The Brendans to the plains of Exmoor and the Somerset Levels.

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Exmoor is in the county of Somerset, not Devon!

Tourist attractions include the Caves at Cheddar & Wookey Hole, the beautiful Cathedral City of Wells, the smallest city in the UK, and the spiritual town of Glastonbury with its world famous Tor. Somerset is the home of The true English carnival, a spectacle for 400 years.

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+|Land of the Summer People, the scenery is outstanding, from the rolling hills of The Mendips, The Quantocks, The Blackdowns and The Brendans to the plains of Exmoor and the Somerset Levels.
-'''Somerset'''
+Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Exmoor is in the county of Somerset, not Devon!
+Tourist attractions include the Caves at Cheddar & Wookey Hole, the beautiful Cathedral City of Wells, the smallest city in the UK, and the spiritual town of Glastonbury with its world famous Tor. Somerset is the home of The true English carnival, a spectacle for 400 years.
-County town: Taunton
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+|Somerset gave the world Cheddar cheese & cider, The Worzels & Acker Bilk. King Alfred burned the cakes here & arguably King Arthur lived here.
-Other major towns: Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
+'''County town:''' Taunton
-Land of the Summer People, the scenery is outstanding, from the rolling hills of The Mendips, The Quantocks, The Blackdowns and The Brendans to the plains of Exmoor and the Somerset Levels.
-Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Exmoor is in the county of Somerset, not Devon!
+'''Other major towns:''' Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
-Tourist attractions include the Caves at Cheddar & Wookey Hole, the beautiful Cathedral City of Wells, the smallest city in the UK, and the spiritual town of Glastonbury with its world famous Tor. Somerset is the home of The true English carnival, a spectacle for 400 years.
-Somerset gave the world Cheddar cheese & cider, The Worzels & Acker Bilk. King Alfred burned the cakes here & arguably King Arthur lived here.
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Somerset| Somerset Places of Worship]]'''
-==Register Office Contact Details==
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandSomerset.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
-Somerset Registration Service Website and online certificate applications: [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/  Registration Service]
+'''Primary Reference'''
-Bath BMD has birth marriages and deaths from 1837 and the old Avon area of Somerset. <br>
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ '''County Record Office''']
-Births include mother's maiden name and certificates can be ordered directly from them. <br>
-*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath Births Marriages & Deaths]
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/information/somersetstudies/ Somerset Studies Library]
-=====Bridgwater=====
+*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
-Morgan House <br>
-Mount Street <br>
-Bridgwater <br>
-TA6 3ER <br>
-Tel 01278 422527 <br>
-E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Shepton Mallett=====
+*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPCs]
-B, Commercial Road <br>
-Shepton Mallet <br>
-BA4 5BU <br>
-Tel 01749 343928 <br>
-E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Taunton=====
+*[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ East Somerset OPC]
-Flook House <br>
-Belvedere Road<br>
-Taunton <br>
-TA1 1BT <br>
-Tel 01823 282251 <br>
-E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Williton=====
-Long Street <br>
-Williton <br>
-TA4 4QN <br>
-Tel 01984 633116 <br>
-E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Yeovil=====
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-Maltravers House <br>
-Petters Way <br>
-Yeovil <br>
-BA20 1SP <br>
-Tel 01935 411230 <br>
-E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath and North East Somerset BMD]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html Pigot's Directory of Somerset c1844, Index]
+*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/som/frontpage.shtml FreeREG - Somerset & Bristol]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Somerset, England - Parish Register Transcriptions]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm  Mike Durtnall's Somerset Parish Register Transcripts]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/somerset/somerset.htm Parish Transcriptions - Somerset]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html Parish Registers - a directory]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb Parish Transcriptions]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colin's Genealogy Pages, Transcribed Parish Registers]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
-*Within cycling distance (20 miles) of '''Bruton''' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=366 Nessmcd]
+*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ '''County Record Office''']
+*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/somersetfamilyhistory/ Yahoo Group Somerset Family History - includes Parish Register Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/information/somersetstudies/ Somerset Studies Library]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/somerset.html Library Link]
-*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
-*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
-*[http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/ Somerset Genweb]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
+*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder Family of Somerset]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/somerset.html Local History Societies]
+*[http://www.ukgenealogyarchives.org.uk/cgi-bin/imageserve.cgi?actiontotake=View&ID=3&Book_Title=The%20Visitation%20of%20Somerset%201623 Visitation of Somerset 1623]
-*[http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk/ Weston-Super-Mare FHS]
-*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon FHS]
+*[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War Memorial Site Transcriptions for the Avon Area]
-'''OPC'''
-*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPC]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-*[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ East Somerset OPC]
+*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Aller.htm Aller 1841 and 1891 Censuses and 1840 Tithe Assessment]
-'''Archives'''
+*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath Archives]
+*[http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/leisureandculture/recordsarchives/georgian/default.htm The Bath Chronicle Newspaper Project]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySomerset.htm#PageTitle IGI Somerset]
+*[http://www.buildinghistory.org/bath/index.shtml Bath Past]
-*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath and North East Somerset BMD]
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ West Somerset Parish Registers]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html Pigot's Directory of Somerset c1844, Index]
-*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath record office extracts from Bath Georgian newspapers 1780-1800]
-*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colins Genealogy Pages, transcribed Parish Registers]
-*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/index.htm Counties and places included in the FreeREG Project]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy BMDs for Minehead in particular from late 1700's through to 1901]
-*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Othery Parish Registers - Transcribed by Amy L. Lunde Some transcriptions for Othery]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb Here are some more excellent parish transcriptions]
-*[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War Memorial Site transcriptions for the old Avon area]
-*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices] Includes some Newspaper Extracts, Parish records and Inquests
-*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/ Some Parish Register Transcriptions for Somerset]
-*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Somerset/visitations/p2.html Visitation of Somerset 1623]
-*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Chipstable/Index.html#top "All Saints" Parish Registers, Chipstable, Somerset]
-*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Brompton_Regis/Index.html#top Brompton Regis "The Blessed Virgin Mary" Parish Registers]
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/pod.html downloadable pdfs of Bath PO Directories - on Bath BMD]
+*[http://www.beckington.org.uk/index.htm Beckington Village]
-'''Family and Social History'''
+*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
+*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon FHS]
-*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs]
+*[http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/ Bristol - Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy]
-*[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
-*[http://weldgen.tripod.com/id41.html Bristol Companies, history and information]
-*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder family of Somerset]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/som/Somerset.htm Somerset Workhouses ]
+*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.eu/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs & Publicans]
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Brompton_Regis/Index.html#top Brompton Regis "The Blessed Virgin Mary" Parish Registers]
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Chipstable/Index.html#top Chipstable "All Saints" Parish Registers]
-*[http://www.cartes.fsnet.co.uk/photo/azlist2.htm A Directory of Bristol Photographers 1852-1972] Useful for dating old photos
+*[http://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/records.htm Clevedon Baptisms Marriages, Deaths & Census]
+*[http://www.buzz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/clevedon/clevhist.htm The History of Clevedon]
+*[http://www.clutton.org.uk/index.html?/genealogy.html Clutton Village]
-'''Countywide interest'''
+*[http://www.comptonbishopfamilies.co.uk/homepage.html Compton Bishop and Cross]
+*[http://www.angelfire.com/or/evercreech/ Evercreech Village]
-*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
+*[http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk/ Frome Family & Local History ]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/parishes.html Somerset Towns & Parishes]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/ Somerset Genweb]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/ Somerset Registration Service]  Apply for a Somerset birth, death or marriage certificate here.
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Parish Register Transcriptions, Online Marriage Registers for some of Somerset
-*[http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm Parish Register Transcripts for parts of Somerset]
+*[http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/religion/htmars44.htm Frome Holy Trinity Marriages Nov 1884-1868]
-'''Specific Town Village interest'''
+*[http://www.oldhambridge.co.uk/ 19th Century Hambridge]
+*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/ High Littleton and Hallatrow History & Parish Records]
-*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Aller.htm Aller] 1841 and 1891 Censuses and 1840 Tithe Assessment
-*[http://www.digifutures.org/schools/index.htm Bridgwater Grammar Schools]
-*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
-*[http://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/records.htm Clevedon Baptisms Marriages, Deaths & Census]
-*[http://www.angelfire.com/or/evercreech/ Evercreech Village]
 *[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Village Website]
-*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/index.html High Littleton & Hallatrow History and Parish Records]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk GENUKI: Minehead UK & Ireland Genealogy BMDs late 1700's through to 1901]
+*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/ GENUKI: Somerset Genealogy]
+*[http://www.minehead-online.co.uk/index.htm Minehead On-Line-includes Porlock and other nearby villages]
+*[http://www.auaw15.dsl.pipex.com/ North Curry]
+*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Parish Records of Othery]
 *[http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/ The Portbury Hundred]
+*[http://www.kilmersdon-radstock.org.uk/ Radstock and Kilmersden Parish Records incorporating Babington and Writhlington]
+*[http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/people%20archive.htm Rooksbridge and East Brent]
 *[http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Somerset81.html Ships in port at Highbridge,Portishead & Bridgwater 1881]
-*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/ High Littleton and Hallatrow History and some Parish Records]
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ses/horsington/ Horsington Genealogy]  Parish Register transcriptions and lots more!
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ses/horsington/ Horsington Genealogy]
-*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/index.htm Sage Family History - Nailsea]
-*[http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=pjc4ax&surname=A Somerset coalfield and Midsummer Norton area]
+*[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Parish Records & School Admissions Registers]
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/ Nailsea - Sage Family History]
+*[http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=pjc4ax&surname=A Somerset Coalfield and Midsummer Norton area]
 *[http://www.genogold.com/html/martock.html A Martock Scrapbook]
-*[http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/people%20archive.htm Rooksbridge and East Brent]
+*[http://dbown100.tripod.com/FAMILYHISTORY.htm#MiddlezoyOthery Middlezoy and Othery]
+*[http://www.saltford.org/main.php Saltford Village]
+*[http://www.southpethertoninformation.org.uk/ South Petherton]
+*[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/stoke_St_Gregory.html Stoke St Gregory]
 *[http://www.tutton.org/index.html Wedmore Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk/ Family & Local History in Frome, Somerset]
+*[http://www.wcandpr.org.uk/ West Clevedon and Portishead Railway]
+*[http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk/ Weston-Super-Mare FHS]
+*[http://www.wzlet.org/ Westonzoyland Pumping Station - Museum of Steam Power and Land Drainage on the Somerset Levels]
+*[http://www.winshamwebmuseum.co.uk/ Winsham Web Museum]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~louisestclairrose/somerset/yeoj/yeojgroomc2.html St John the Baptist Church, Yeovil]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/DocsView.htm Old Maps, Postcards & Pictures of Somerset]
+*[http://www.cartes.fsnet.co.uk/photo/azlist2.htm A Directory of Bristol Photographers 1852-1972]
+==Register Office==
+Somerset Registration Service Website and online certificate applications:
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/  Registration Service]
+Bath BMD has birth marriages and deaths from 1837 and the old Avon area of Somerset.
+Births include mother's maiden name and certificates can be ordered directly from them:
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath Births Marriages & Deaths]
+'''Wellington Union Workhouse'''
+Contact Somerset Archive & Records Office for Births & Deaths in Workhouse.
+They do not have Admission or Discharge Registers for Wellington Union.
+'''Bridgwater'''
+Morgan House <br>
+Mount Street <br>
+Bridgwater <br>
+TA6 3ER <br>
+Tel 01278 422527 <br>
+E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
+'''Shepton Mallett'''
+B, Commercial Road <br>
+Shepton Mallet <br>
+BA4 5BU <br>
+Tel 01749 343928 <br>
+E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
+'''Taunton'''
+Flook House <br>
+Belvedere Road<br>
+Taunton <br>
+TA1 1BT <br>
+Tel 01823 282251 <br>
+E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
+'''Williton'''
+Long Street <br>
+Williton <br>
+TA4 4QN <br>
+Tel 01984 633116 <br>
+E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
+'''Yeovil'''
+Maltravers House <br>
+Petters Way <br>
+Yeovil <br>
+BA20 1SP <br>
+Tel 01935 411230 <br>
+E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk<br>
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*Within cycling distance (20 miles) of '''Bruton''' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=366 Nessmcd]
+==Photo Offers==
-=====Wellington Union Workhouse =====
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*Contact Somerset Archive & Records Office
-for Births & Deaths in Workhouse.
-Indoor Relief up to 1870.
-They do not have Admission or
-Discharge Registers for Wellington Union.
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]

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Contents

Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers