In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sedgemoor like this:
SEDGEMOOR, a marshy tract in the centre of Somerset; 5 miles S E of Bridgewater. It was the scene of the Duke of Monmouth's defeat in 1685; was also the place where a base line of the Trigonometrical survey was measured; and is intersected by dykes, which contributed much to the discomfiture of Monmouth's troops.
Sedgemoor through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sedgemoor in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17249
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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