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North Somerset, unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Somerset, southwestern England. It lies along the Bristol Channel west of the city of Bristol. Weston-super-Mare is the administrative centre. The unitary authority is a low-lying area of high limestone plateaus descending from 500 feet (150 metres) toward the west into marshlands and mud flats at the Bristol Channel. A variety of crops and livestock (especially cereals and beef and dairy cattle) are raised in the fertile eastern soils. The marshlands are primarily used for pasture. The town (“parish”) of Long Ashton just southwest of Bristol is a centre for cider ...(100 of 183 words)

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