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West Country

British  

noun

  1. the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset

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But the champions bounced back to thrash Bristol Bears 40-15 at home on Saturday to win a feisty West Country derby and pick up their fourth win of the season.

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The West Country is studded with dairy farms making their own ice cream, but none use solar power to this extent.

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Normally, like a lot of West Country dairy farms, the cows are out in the fields all summer, just grazing on rich natural pastures.

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Following in the footsteps of Harlequins' well-established 'Big Game' concept, Bristol played their home game against West Country rivals Bath at Cardiff's Principality Stadium last month, drawing more than 51,000 to the Welsh capital.

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Since then, Matthew has driven to the West Country to meet his dad's genetic first cousin and her daughter for coffee.

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