| − | '''Somerset''' is a [[county]] in south-west [[England]]. It is the location of [[Glastonbury]], often equated with the Isle of [[Avalon]]. It is most famous for its [[cider]], which is appropriate, as 'Avalon' means 'island of apples'. In 1974 a large chunk of northern Somerset was removed from the county and placed into the county of Avon, but in 1996 Avon was abolished and Somerset got its territory back. | + | '''Somerset''' is a traditional county in the English [[West Country]]. It is the location of [[Glastonbury]], often equated with the Isle of [[Avalon]]. It is most famous for its [[cider]], which is appropriate, as 'Avalon' means 'island of apples'. |
| | + | To the north, Somerset borders [[Gloucestershire]], with the city of [[Bristol]] straddling the border between the two. [[Wiltshire]] lies to the east, [[Dorset]] to the south-east and [[Devon]] to the south-west. The [[Bristol Channel]] to the north-west separates Somerset from South Wales. |