Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wedmore

Wedmore, par. and vil., Somerset, 4½ miles S. of Axbridge, 9986 ac., pop. 3060; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; King Alfred had a summer palace here; the Peace of Wedmore, between King Alfred and Guthrum of East Anglia, was concluded in 878.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Wedmore CP/AP       Somerset AncC
Place: Wedmore

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