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Sedgemoor, marshy tract, in the centre of Somerset, 5 miles SE. of Bridgwater; was the scene (1685) of a battle between the troops of James II and the followers of Monmouth.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "marsh" (ADL Feature Type: "wetlands") |
| Administrative units: | Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Sedgemoor |
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