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Somerton

Somerton gave its name to the county of Somerset.  It was, for a brief period at the start of the 14th century, the county town, and around 900 AD was the capital of Wessex.   It is situated on a high hill overlooking the Somerset Levels, approximately 9 miles north west of Yeovil and is home to the thriving Bancombe Road Trading Estate.   It is three miles south of Compton Dundon and six miles south of Street.