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Sedgemoor

Sedgemoor District
Sedgemoor
Shown within Somerset
Geography
Status:District
Region:South West England
Admin. County:Somerset
Area:
- Total
Ranked 88th
564.36 km²
Admin. HQ:Bridgwater
ONS code:40UC
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 198th
107,575
191 / km²
Ethnicity:98.9% White
Politics
Sedgemoor District Council
http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/
Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
Executive:Conservative
MPs:Ian Liddell-Grainger, David Heathcoat-Amory

Sedgemoor is a local government district of Somerset in England.

A low lying area of land close to sea level between the Quantock and Mendip hills, historically largely marsh (or moor) and contains the bulk of the area also known as the Somerset Levels, including the World's oldest known engineered roadway, the Sweet Track.

Contents

Notable towns

Villages

Rivers

Battles

Industries

Light industry now predominates, but traditional trades include peat extraction, willow crafts and cider making can still be found, in addition to livestock farming. The River Parrett provides a source of eels (anguilla anguilla) and elvers during January through to May.

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