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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Communities living in Sedgemoor are set to benefit from £1.8m of new Arts Council funding.

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

As rain continued to fall and floods worsened, a "major incident" was declared in late January by two councils - Somerset County and Sedgemoor District - in a bid to mobilise extra support.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2014

The service he rendered James after his accession by saving the royal army from a surprise at Sedgemoor would have been yet more splendidly acknowledged but for the king's bigotry.

From History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 by Green, John Richard

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