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Sedgemoor, battle of, 1685. Sedgemoor was that most desperate of ventures, a surprise night attack.
Monmouth landed at Lyme Regis on 11 June 1685 and was proclaimed king at Taunton on the 20th. But he gained little support and his scratch army failed to take Bristol or Bath. He was pursued to Bridgwater by a royal army under Lord Feversham, with John Churchill, the future duke of
Marlborough, as second in command. The royal army drew up east of Bridgwater, behind the line of the Bussex rhine, a waterlogged ditch. On the night of 5 July, Monmouth led out his men in total silence, past the village of Chedzoy, hidden by darkness. But with still a mile to go, the alarm was given. Once the element of surprise had been lost, Monmouth's fate was sealed. As dawn broke, Feversham's men advanced and the fight was over.
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Will Sedgemoor levels return to full production? ; It was 25 years ago this spring that the second battle of Sedgemoor was fought out between farmers and conservationists on the Somerset Levels. Then, as now, there was a strong sense of one era in farming drawing to a close, and another just beginning.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 4/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...this spring that the second battle of Sedgemoor was fought out between farmers and conservationists...to designate the 2,500 acres of West Sedgemoor as a Site of Special Scientific Interest...rang me in January to say that West Sedgemoor was to be the first SSSI to be designated...
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 "Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)")
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Sedgemoor MP slams decision to scrap wardens at care homes ; A decision to axe round-the-clock wardens at sheltered housing sites could put the safety and well-being of elderly residents at risk, say critics.
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 8/22/2008; 658 words
; ...after hundreds of elderly people in the Sedgemoor area of Somerset will be moved off...who rely upon the service. Homes In Sedgemoor, the organisation that runs 31 supported...reside in sheltered accommodation in Sedgemoor. With the restructure, each resident...
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Zandar MultiViewer chosen for new security system at Sedgemoor District Council.
M2 Presswire; 10/5/2005; 700+ words
; ...MultiViewer chosen for new security system at Sedgemoor District Council(C)1994-2005 M2...a GBP3 million refurbishment grant, Sedgemoor District Council in Somerset has upgraded...cameras as the monitoring requirements of Sedgemoor Council grow. "A key feature of Zandar...
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Housing hunt ; More than 400 people attended Sedgemoor District Council's affordable housing open day at the Sedgemoor Auction Centre near Bridgwater.
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 7/19/2008; 262 words
; More than 400 people attended Sedgemoor District Council's affordable housing open day at the Sedgemoor Auction Centre near Bridgwater. Afordable housing has become a priority for Sedgemoor District Council with falling house prices, the well...
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JVC displays high resolution CCTV data for Sedgemoor District Council; JVC's high resolution colour video monitors, the DLA-SX21E projector and CinePro rear projection screens have been selected by Advanced Vision Systems for a major security refurbishment.
M2 Presswire; 10/6/2005; 700+ words
; ...displays high resolution CCTV data for Sedgemoor District Council; JVC's high resolution...An upgrade and refurbishment to the Sedgemoor District Council's colour video monitor...Donbavand, Control Room Manager at the Sedgemoor District Council explains the need to...
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SANDERSON: Sedgemoor District Council selects Sanderson.
M2 Presswire; 4/21/1999; 497 words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-21 April 1999-SANDERSON: Sedgemoor District Council selects Sanderson (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:200499 Sedgemoor District Council in Somerset has invested in ITECS, the next generation environmental health...
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Family cleans up at Sedgemoor winter fair
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 12/12/2007; 388 words
; The first Sedgemoor Winter Fair - following the official opening of the new Sedgemoor Auction Centre near Bridgwater - was a wonderful day for the Clatworthy family of East Huntspill, near Highbridge. They swept the board in all sections of the...
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Smithfield replacement planned at new market ; Plans have been announced for a South West Winter Fair, staged at Derek Mead's Sedgemoor Auction Centre, near Bridgwater.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 4/8/2009; 502 words
; ...Winter Fair, staged at Derek Mead's Sedgemoor Auction Centre, near Bridgwater. The...South West Winter Fair is being backed by Sedgemoor Auction Centre's on-site auctioneers...suited to fill. "The great merit of Sedgemoor Auction Centre is the fact that it overlooks...
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Exciting news for sales in Sedgemoor
Newspaper article from: Evening Post (Bristol UK); 6/11/2009; 378 words
; ...auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt sold more prime lambs though Sedgemoor Auction Centre, than any other market in England and Wales...centre record and virtually unheard of at other markets. Sedgemoor Auction Centre is open for the sale of finished lambs on Mondays...
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Household tax bills rise ; Sedgemoor District Council has set its proportion of the council tax at 4.5 per cent, which equates to a rise on a band D home of pounds5.46 a year.
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 2/20/2009; 295 words
; Sedgemoor District Council has set its proportion of the council tax at 4.5 per...housing, efficiency, regeneration and the environment. Subsidies to Sedgemoor Splash leisure pool, the Princess theatre and tourist Information officers...
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Sedgemoor, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Sedgemoor, battle of, 1685. Sedgemoor was that most desperate of ventures, a surprise night attack. Monmouth landed at Lyme Regis on 11 June 1685 and was proclaimed king at Taunton on the 20th. But he gained little support from the gentry...
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Sedgemoor, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Sedgemoor, Battle of a battle fought in 1685 on the plain of Sedgemoor in Somerset, in which the forces of the rebel Duke of Monmouth , who had landed in Dorset as champion of the Protestant cause and pretender to the throne, were decisively defeated by James II's troops.
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Sedgemoor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sedgemoor marshy tract in Somerset, SW England. The forces of James II defeated the duke of Monmouth at Sedgemoor in 1685.
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Somerset
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...gave a warm welcome to Monmouth in 1685 and paid for it after Sedgemoor in corpses swinging from innumerable gallows. The 18th and...and sea-walls: one of the most ambitious, the King's Sedgemoor drain, straightening the course of the river Cary, was finished...
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James Scott Monmouth, duke of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...his chances for success looked very promising. But the gentry failed to come to his support, and his army was routed at Sedgemoor by James's troops, led by John Churchill (later duke of Marlborough). Monmouth was captured and beheaded in London on...
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