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___MASK96___ ( archaically known as Devonshire ) is a county of England , reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south . It is part of South West England , bounded by Cornwall to the west , Somerset to the northeast , and Dorset to the east . The City of Exeter is the county town ; seven other districts of East ___MASK96___ , Mid ___MASK96___ , North ___MASK96___ , South Hams , Teignbridge , ___MASK75___ , and West ___MASK96___ are under the jurisdiction of ___MASK96___ County Council ; Plymouth and Torbay are each a part of ___MASK96___ but administered as unitary authorities . Combined as a ceremonial county , ___MASK96___ ' s area is and its population is about 1 . 1 million . ___MASK1___ (; abbreviated Glos .) is a county in South West England . The county comprises part ___MASK10___ the ___MASK51___ Hills , part ___MASK10___ the flat fertile valley ___MASK10___ the River Severn , and the entire Forest ___MASK10___ Dean . ___MASK90___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the ___MASK98___ Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . ___MASK90___ has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . A County town is usually the location ___MASK10___ administrative or judicial functions within the county , or it has been established over ___MASK5___ as the " de facto " main town ___MASK10___ a county . The concept ___MASK10___ a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning ___MASK10___ where the county administration or county hall is based . In fact , many county towns are no longer part ___MASK10___ the administrative county . For example , ___MASK65___ is administered by a unitary authority entirely separate from the rest ___MASK10___ Nottinghamshire . Many county towns are classified as cities , but all are referred to as county towns regardless ___MASK10___ whether city status is held or not . Kilmersdon is a village and civil parish in the ___MASK42___ ___MASK10___ Somerset between the towns ___MASK10___ Radstock and ___MASK71___ . The settlement is recorded in William I ' s Domesday book and dates back at least 1 , 000 years ; though the core ___MASK10___ the village dates from the mid nineteenth century . The parish includes the hamlets ___MASK10___ ___MASK100___ , South View and Green Parlour . The ___MASK98___ Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain , separating South Wales from ___MASK96___ and Somerset in South West England . It extends from the lower estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean . It takes its name from the English city of ___MASK98___ , and is over 30 miles ( 50 km ) across at its widest point . ___MASK94___ is the county town ___MASK10___ Somerset , ___MASK86___ . The built up area ___MASK10___ the town had a population ___MASK10___ 64 , 621 in 2011 . The Severn Estuary is the estuary ___MASK10___ the River Severn , the longest river in Great Britain . It is at the mouth ___MASK10___ four major rivers , being the Severn , Wye , Usk and Avon , and other smaller rivers . Its high tidal range ___MASK10___ about means that it has been at the ___MASK53___ ___MASK10___ discussions in the UK regarding renewable energy . ___MASK43___ ( or archaically , Dorsetshire ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast . The ceremonial county comprises the non - metropolitan county , which is governed by ___MASK43___ County Council , and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth . Covering an area of , ___MASK43___ borders ___MASK96___ to the west , Somerset to the north - west , Wiltshire to the north - east , and Hampshire to the east . The county town is ___MASK2___ which is in the south . After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county ' s border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch . Around half of the population lives in the South East ___MASK43___ conurbation , while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density . ___MASK98___ is a city , unitary authority area and county in South West England with an estimated population of 449 , 300 in 2016 . It is England ' s sixth and the United Kingdom ' s eighth most populous city , and the most populous city in Southern England after London . The city borders the Unitary Authority areas of North Somerset and ___MASK41___ , with the historic cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south - east and north - east , respectively . Ammerdown House in Kilmersdon , ___MASK60___ , ___MASK86___ , was built in 1788 . It has been designated as Grade I listed building . It was built as a country house with stables and an adjacent formal garden within landscaped parkland in emparked landscape by James Wyatt for Thomas Samuel Jolliffe . The house has been handed down through the Jolliffe family to William Jolliffe , a politician , who was made Baron Hylton in the mid - 19th century ; the house was enlarged in 1855 & 1877 , with further alteration to the west front being undertaken in 1901 , possibly by Sir Edwin Lutyens . A pair of lodges , gate piers and gates , associated with Ammerdown House , which were also built in 1788 -- 94 by James Wyatt , are Grade II * listed buildings and on the English Heritage Heritage at Risk register . Since 1973 the stables have been significantly altered and converted into a study centre . The orangery and walled garden were built around 1793 . In 1853 John Twyford Jolliffe & Thomas Robert Jolliffe , the children of the builder of the house , Thomas Samuel Jolliffe , built a 150 - foot ( 46 m ) high column , known as the Ammerdown Park Column , Ammerdown Lighthouse or the Jolliffe Column . It was a near replica of Eddystone Lighthouse with a glass dome or viewing lantern which could be illuminated . It is a Grade II * listed building . The gardens include fountains and statues surrounded by mature yews nearly 4 metres ( 13 . 1 ft ) high , hedging , Portugal laurels and honeysuckles trained over wired umbrellas . Spring colour is provided by daffodils , cowslips and magnolia with roses , dahlias and wild orchids flowering in the summer . The gardens are listed , Grade II * , on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in ___MASK86___ . The current residents of the house are Andrew and DIana Jolliffe , the son and daughter in law of the 5th Baron Hylton , the current Lord Hylton . The family estate covers many of the villages around including Kilmersdon , although much of the former residential property of the estate is run by a charitable housing association set up by the current Lord Hylton . ___MASK70___ ( or ) is a county in South West ___MASK86___ with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of ___MASK43___ , Somerset , Hampshire , Gloucestershire , ___MASK33___ and Berkshire . The county town was Wilton but ___MASK70___ Council is now based in the new county town of Trowbridge . ___MASK71___ is a town and civil parish in eastern Somerset , ___MASK86___ . Located at the eastern end of the ___MASK55___ Hills , the town is built on uneven high ground , and centres on the River ___MASK71___ . The town is approximately south of Bath , east of the county town , Taunton and west of London . In the 2011 census , the population was given as 26 , 203 . The town is in the ___MASK55___ district of Somerset and is part of the parliamentary constituency of Somerton and ___MASK71___ . ___MASK60___ is a county in ___MASK89___ ___MASK85___ ___MASK86___ which borders ___MASK1___ and ___MASK98___ to the north , Wiltshire to the east , ___MASK43___ to the south - east and ___MASK96___ to the south - west . It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the ___MASK98___ Channel , its coastline facing southeastern Wales . Its traditional border with ___MASK1___ is the River Avon . ___MASK60___ ' s county town is Taunton . ___MASK14___ is a town in ___MASK60___ , ___MASK86___ , south west of ___MASK81___ , and north west of Frome . It is within the unitary authority of ___MASK81___ and North East ___MASK60___ and had a population of 5 , 620 according to the 2011 Census . Since 2011 ___MASK14___ has been a town council in its own right . ___MASK89___ ___MASK85___ ___MASK86___ is one of nine official regions of ___MASK86___ . It is the largest in area , covering and the counties of ___MASK1___ , ___MASK98___ , Wiltshire , Somerset , ___MASK43___ , ___MASK96___ and Cornwall , as well as the Isles of Scilly . Five million people live in ___MASK89___ ___MASK85___ ___MASK86___ . Domesday Book ( or ; Latin : " Liber de Wintonia " " Book ___MASK10___ Winchester ") is a manuscript record ___MASK10___ the " Great Survey " ___MASK10___ much ___MASK10___ ___MASK86___ and parts ___MASK10___ ___MASK90___ completed in 1086 by order ___MASK10___ ___MASK8___ William the Conqueror . The " Anglo - Saxon Chronicle " states :