Wedmore
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Wedmore is a large village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on raised ground, in the Somerset Levels between the River Axe and River Brue, often called the Isle of Wedmore. The parish consists of three main villages: Wedmore, Blackford and Theale, with the 17 hamlets of Bagley, Blakeway, Clewer, Crickham, Cocklake, Heath House, Latcham, Little Ireland, Middle Stoughton, Mudgley, Panborough, Sand, Stoughton Cross, Washbrook, West End, West Ham and West Stoughton. The parish of Wedmore has a population of 3,318 according to the 2011 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cocklake
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,409
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Wedmore centre.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The junction between Church Street and The Borough, in the centre of Wedmore
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wedmore
- UK place.population
- 3,318
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Wedmore
- UK place.unitary_england
- Somerset Council
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- UK place.post_town
- WEDMORE
- UK place.postcode_area
- BS
- UK place.postcode_district
- BS28
- UK place.dial_code
- 01934
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST4347
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Somerset
- Population
- 3318
- Image
- Wedmore centre.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01934
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- Wedmore
- postal code
- BA5
- OS grid reference
- ST4347
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- International relations
- Geography
- Climate
- Demography
- Education
- Transport
- Wedmore Community Bus
- Religious sites
- Culture
- Notable residents
- Sport
- Other
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Wedmore is a large village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on raised ground, in the Somerset Levels between the River Axe and River Brue, often called the Isle of Wedmore. The parish consists of three main villages: Wedmore, Blackford and Theale, with the 17 hamlets of Bagley, Blakeway, Clewer, Crickham, Cocklake, Heath House, Latcham, Little Ireland, Middle Stoughton, Mudgley, Panborough, Sand, Stoughton Cross, Washbrook, West End, West Ham and West Stoughton. The parish of Wedmore has a population of 3,318 according to the 2011 census.
Its facilities include a medical and dental practice, pharmacy, butcher's, a village store with off licence, three pubs, restaurant, café and several other local shops. It is south of Cheddar, west of the city of Wells and north west of Glastonbury.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wedmore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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