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History of the County of Somerset Volume VI: Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and Neighbouring Parishes)

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ISBN-10: 0197227805

ISBN-13: 9780197227800

Edition: 1992

Authors: R. W. Dunning

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Andersfield, Cannington, and North Pether-ton hundreds together occupy the Lower Par-rett valley stretching from the Quantock ridge in the west to King's Sedgemoor in the east, and from the Bristol Channel in the north to the river Tone in the south. By the late 11th century the settlement pattern was dense, especially between the Quantocks and the Par-rett, an area crossed by the Saxon 'herpath' in the north and including the 10th-century strongholds of Athelney and Lyng in the south and the Domesday royal manors of Can-nington, North Petherton, and Creech St. Michael. The origin of the medieval royal park at North Petherton can be traced to a pre--Conquest royal forest on the Quantocks,…    
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Book details

List price: $115.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Victoria County History
Publication date: 1/1/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 414
Size: 8.56" wide x 12.31" long x 1.63" tall
Weight: 4.224
Language: English