Sedgemoor
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| Sedgemoor District | |
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| Missing image SomersetSedgemoor.png 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 (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 200th 108,052 191 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.9% White |
| Politics | |
| Sedgemoor District Council http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | David Heathcoat-Amory, Ian Liddell-Grainger |
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.
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Notable towns
- Bridgwater - the administrative center
- Burnham on Sea
- North Petherton
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.
External link
- http://www.somersetbythesea.co.uk/index.asp - Tourist site
| Districts of England - South West England | 
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Bath and North East Somerset | Bournemouth | Bristol | Caradon | Carrick | Cheltenham | Christchurch | Cotswold | East Devon | East Dorset | Exeter | Forest of Dean | Gloucester | Isles of Scilly | Kennet | Kerrier | Mendip | Mid Devon | North Cornwall | North Devon | North Dorset | North Somerset | North Wiltshire | Penwith | Plymouth | Poole | Purbeck | Restormel | Salisbury | Sedgemoor | South Gloucestershire | South Hams | South Somerset | Stroud | Swindon | Taunton Deane | Teignbridge | Tewkesbury | Torbay | Torridge | West Devon | West Dorset | West Somerset | West Wiltshire | Weymouth and Portland | |
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire |