Bath and North East Somerset

/ (ˈsʌməsɛt) /

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noun

a unitary authority in SW England, in Somerset; formerly (1974–96) part of the county of Avon. Pop: 170 900 (2003 est). Area: 351 sq km (136 sq miles)

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Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
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Between South and North, the probabilities of a serious, and no very distant rupture, are strong and manifest.
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Two Battalions racing due North along the coast and foothills with levelled bayonets.
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