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    Economy of Somerset

    Somerset is a county in the south west of England. It is a rural county and transport infrastructure has been significant in industrial development. There is some heavy industry particularly related to the defence technologies and the county has several centres for stone quarrying, although the coalfield is now closed. Agriculture and textile production continue to provide employment along with tourism. Wikipedia

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    Somerset was, and is, an important supplier of equipment and technology to support the defence of United Kingdom. A Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Bridgwater was built at the start of the Second World War, between the villages of Puriton and Woolavington, to manufacture explosives; and in 2007 is still operating, at a much reduced output, as part of BAE Systems Land Systems and is due to close ...
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    Yeovil (/ ˈ j oʊ v ɪ l /) [2] is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England.The population of Yeovil at the last census (2021) was 49,698. It is close to Somerset's southern border with Dorset, 126 miles (203 km) west of London, 41.8 miles (67.3 km) south of Bristol, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Sherborne and 27.6 miles (44.4 km) east of Taunton.The aircraft and defence industries which ...
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    A forum of regional economic cooperation: ... Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Central European Initiative; ... the concentration of the wealth/economic productivity of Europe in a banana-shaped band running from north west England, London ...
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    The National Trust has 10 regional offices in England. These are ... The kingdoms were eventually united into the Kingdom of England in a process beginning with Egbert of Wessex in 829 and completed by King Edred in 954. ... Eight economic planning regions were named by the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, ...
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    The economic geography of the United Kingdom reflects its high position in the current economic league tables, as well as reflecting its long history as a trading nation and as an imperial power.This in turn was built on exploitation of natural resources such as coal and iron ore.. Much has changed since Bevan's speech (below) in 1945, with the coalfields largely deserted and the Empire ...
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    South Somerset was a local government district in Somerset, England, from 1974 to 2023.The district covered an area of 370 square miles (958 km 2) [2] ranging from the borders with Devon, Wiltshire and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels.It had a population of approximately 158,000. [3] The administrative centre of the district was Yeovil.. On 1 April 2023, the district was abolished and ...
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    South West region shown in red. The South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) was one of the nine Regional Development Agencies set up by the United Kingdom government in 1999. Its purpose was to lead the development of a sustainable economy in South West England, investing to unlock the region's business potential.It was abolished along with all the other RDAs on 31 March 2012 ...
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    Yeovilton / ˈ j oʊ v ɪ l t ən / is a village in Somerset, England, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Ilchester and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Yeovil.It had a population of 1,226 in the 2011 census, [1] estimated at 1,418 in 2019. [2]The village is part of Yeovilton and District civil parish, which includes Limington, Podimore (also known as Puddimore or Milton Podimore) and the hamlets of Speckington ...
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    Hamdon Hill. The Yeovil Scarplands are a natural region in southern England in the counties of Somerset and Dorset.. The region is listed as National Character Area 140 by Natural England, the UK Government's advisor on the natural environment.It covers 78,579 hectares (303.40 sq mi) and runs from Chard in the southwest to Chesterblade and Upton Noble in the northeast.
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    The Somerset Levels form a natural region that has been designated as a national character area - No. 142 - by Natural England, the public body responsible for England's natural environment.Neighbouring natural regions are: the Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes to the west, the Blackdowns to the southwest, the Mid Somerset Hills and Yeovil Scarplands to the southeast, the Mendip Hills ...
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