Travel to Somerset Map
Somerset tourist guide map of landmarks & destinations by Walkfo
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When travelling to Somerset, Walkfo’s has created a travel guide & Somerset overview of Somerset’s hotels & accommodation, Somerset’s weather through the seasons & travel destinations / landmarks in Somerset. Experience a unique Somerset when you travel with Walkfo as your tour guide to Somerset map.
Somerset history
Prehistory
Mendip Hills were settled during the Palaeolithic period, and contain extensive archaeological sites such as those at Cheddar Gorge . Somerset Levels also have a long history of settlement, and are known to have been settled by Mesolithic hunters . Travel in the area was facilitated by the construction of one of the world’s oldest known engineered roadways .
Roman invasion
The Second Legion Augusta invaded Somerset from the south-east in 47 CE . The county remained part of the Roman Empire until around 409 CE . A variety of Roman remains have been found, including the Roman Baths that gave their name to the city of Bath .
Saxon and Norman invasions
After the Romans left, Britain was invaded by Anglo-Saxon peoples . By 600 CE they had established control over much of what is now England, but Somerset was still in native British hands . The nature of relations between the Britons and the Saxons in Somerset is not entirely clear .
The 17th–19th centuries
Somerset contains HM Prison Shepton Mallet, which was England’s oldest prison still in use prior to its closure in 2013 . In the English Civil War Somerset was largely Parliamentarian, with key engagements being the Sieges of Taunton and the Battle of Langport . Coal mining was an important industry in north Somerset during the 18th and 19th centuries .
20th century
Many Somerset soldiers died during the First World War, with the Somerset Light Infantry suffering nearly 5,000 casualties . During the Second World War the county was a base for troops preparing for the D-Day landings . The Taunton Stop Line was set up to repel a potential German invasion .
Somerset map & travel guide with history & landmarks to explore
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With 22 travel places to explore on our Somerset travel map, Walkfo is a personalised tour guide to tell you about the places in Somerset as you travel by foot, bike, car or bus. No need for a physical travel guide book or distractions by phone screens, as our geo-cached travel content is automatically triggered on our Somerset map when you get close to a travel location (or for more detailed Somerset history from Walkfo).
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