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Sedgemoor

American  
[sej-moor] / ˈsɛdʒˌmʊər /

noun

  1. a plain in SW England, in central Somerset: final defeat of Monmouth 1685.


Sedgemoor British  
/ ˈsɛdʒˌmʊə /

noun

  1. a low-lying plain in SW England, in central Somerset: scene of the defeat (1685) of the Duke of Monmouth

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Sedgemoor, North Somerset is a high priority investment area in the Government's levelling up programme.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2021

Sedgemoor shares the £1.8m funding with the New Forest.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2021

Claire Tough, the chair of Seed, described the funding as "a real vote of confidence" and "a wonderful opportunity to grow and progress our work into new areas of Sedgemoor".

From BBC Dec. 2, 2021

Sedgemoor married a fellow barrister, Audrey Reece, in 1964.

From BBC Dec. 28, 2015

From the rising ground on the north of the fatal field he saw the last volley fired by his hapless followers, and before six o’clock he was twenty miles from Sedgemoor.

From Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow by Webb, Archibald

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