Sedgemoor

American

[sej-moor] / ˈsɛdʒˌmʊər /

noun

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

Sedgemoor British

/ ˈsɛdʒˌmʊə /

noun

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 shares the £1.8m funding with the New Forest.

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

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

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2015

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

This hospital is built around a small quadrangle, and in its gateway-tower the unfortunate "King Monmouth" was lodged on his last journey from Sedgemoor to London.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel

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