Somerton

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Town from which Somerset gets its name, and Capital of the ancient Kingdom of Wessex.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerton
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Coordinates:   51°3'16"N   2°44'0"W

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  • Another theory is that both are named after an obscure tribe called the Sumor. This was their farmstead (tun) and the county was their Saete or territory.
  • Somerton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sumertone, meaning 'The sea-lake enclosure' from the Old English sae, mere and tun. An alternative suggested origin is from the Anglo-Saxon Sumer-tūn, meaning summer farmstead. It was reputedly the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 901 AD, although this is not supported by modern research.The county of Somerset derives its name from the town
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