It is actually a living tree ( from the Cornish glas "( ever ) green ", and tann, " sacred tree "), and from these words the name of Glastonbury, in Somerset, England is sometimes derived.

Some Newfoundland English differs from General Canadian English in vowel pronunciation ( e. g., in much of Newfoundland, the words fear and fair are homophones ), in morphology and syntax ( e. g., in Newfoundland the word bes is sometimes used in place of the normally conjugated forms of to be to describe continual actions or states of being, as in that rock usually bes under water instead of that rock is usually under water, but normal conjugation of to be is used in all other cases ; bes is likely a carryover of British Somerset usage with Irish grammar ) or Cornish, and in preservation of archaic adverbial-intensifiers ( e. g., in Newfoundland that play was right boring and that play was some boring both mean " that play was very boring ").

Torquemada's successor at The Observer was Ximenes ( Derrick Somerset Macnutt, 1902 – 1971 ), and in his influential work, Ximenes on the Art of the Crossword Puzzle ( 1966 ), he set out more detailed guidelines for setting fair cryptic clues, now known as " Ximenean principles " and sometimes described by the word " square-dealing ".

The origin of the popular view of Somerset as sympathetic to the rebel cause lies partly in his series of sometimes liberal, often contradictory, proclamations, and partly in the uncoordinated activities of the commissions he sent out in 1548 and 1549 to investigate grievances about loss of tillage, encroachment of large sheep flocks on common land, and similar issues.

He is sometimes numbered the 2nd Duke of Somerset, since the title was re-created for his father after his uncle died.

Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset ( 13 August 1662 – 2 December 1748 ), sometimes referred to as the " Proud Duke ".

The negotiations took place at Somerset House in London and are sometimes known as the Somerset House Conference.

He so inspired people there that teachers such as Colin Harrison and David Roberts took the dances ( sometimes calling their dance ' sacred circle dance ') to other parts of the UK and started regular groups particularly in the south east of England and Somerset, then across Europe, the US and elsewhere until now the network extends also to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America.

This region encompasses the city of Bristol and the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, while Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Wiltshire are usually also included, although the northern and eastern boundaries of the area are hard to define and historically Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, which were also part of Wessex, were, and sometimes still are included.

In the local folklore of Somerset in southwest England, The Woman of the Mist is said to appear sometimes as a crone gathering sticks ; sightings of her were reported as late as the 1950s.

BBC Somerset sometimes uses its AM frequency for cricket commentary while regular programming continues on FM.

* Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset KG, PC ( sometimes spelt Kerr ; c. 1587 – 1645 ), Scottish politician, favorite of King James I

Hagioscopes are found on one or both sides of the chancel arch ; in some cases a series of openings has been cut in the walls in an oblique line to enable a person standing in the porch ( as in Bridgwater church, Somerset ) to see the altar ; in this case and in other instances such openings were sometimes provided for an attendant, who had to ring the Sanctus bell when the Host was elevated.

This spot is sometimes also referred to as Somerset West, since the AECI grounds are technically part of the nearby town of Somerset West.

In the end, his mental and physical health problems – he suffered from arthritis – meant he fell out with Millfield in the same way that he had with county cricket, and he retired to live at Minehead ; he was involved in a minor way with coaching and fund-raising for Somerset, but his behaviour was sometimes unpredictable and he found it hard to reconcile his former fame with his reduced circumstances.

Veleka Gray ( born March 22, 1951 ), sometimes credited as Velekka Gray, is an American actress, best known for her roles as department store executive Vicki Paisley Cannell on Somerset, and as Mia Marriott on Love of Life from 1977-1980.

Easton in Gordano sometimes shortened to " E-I-G " is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England.

This route was used for through carriages from London Waterloo station sometimes called the Atlantic Coast Express and also a short while from Clethorpes, which ran via the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway and Templecombe railway station.

Always whole-hearted and sometimes inspired, he left Somerset after a richly deserved benefit season in 1994 to return to Northamptonshire.

Isle Abbots ( sometimes spelled Isle Abbotts ) is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the South Somerset district.

The Inquisitio Eliensis is a record of the lands of Ely Abbey ; and the Exon Domesday ( so called from the preservation of the volume at Exeter ), which covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire ( however only one manor of Wiltshire is included and parts of Devon, Dorset and Somerset are also wanting ) also all contain the full details supplied by the original returns.

Opening their new ballpark called The Sandcastle on May 20, the Surf was defeated by the Somerset Patriots by a score of 8 to 5.

The first station, called Shepton Mallet ( High Street ) in British Railways days, was on the East Somerset Railway branch line from Witham and opened in 1859.

A second station, later called Shepton Mallet ( Charlton Road ), opened in 1874 with the building of the Bath extension of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

The town's weekly newspaper, part of the Mid Somerset Series, is called the Shepton Mallet Journal.

Somerset attempted to protect his brother and called a council meeting that Thomas was supposed to attend in order to explain his actions.

The festival organiser Michael Eavis, a farmer in a Somerset valley stated that he decided to host the first festival, then called Pilton Festival, after seeing an open air Led Zeppelin concert at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970.

Synclines include the Youghiogheny Syncline, New Lexington / Johnstown Syncline, Somerset Syncline, Berlin Syncline, and Wellersburg Syncline ( called the George's Creek Syncline in Maryland ).

Somerset County boasts a number of beautiful county parks, including but not limited to: Lord Stirling Park ( part of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ), Colonial Park ( with a lovely rose garden ), Washington Valley Park ( with biking and hiking trails ), the Sourland Mountain Preserve ( hiking and mountain biking trails ), and the newest park in development called Raritan River Greenway ( which is being developed along the Raritan River in Bridgewater Township ).

His son Tim Walls operated the boat service to the Island, firstly in a boat called the Somerset, out of Ross Creek, Yeppoon, then in a larger boat called the Keppel Star, out of the Roslyn Bay Boat Harbour.

Snow Hill was founded in 1686 in Somerset County by English settlers who may have named it after a street and neighborhood of the City of London called " Snow Hill ".

Worcester County was separated from Somerset in 1742, and by 1774 Sandy Hill had grown large enough to merit a chapel of ease within All Hallows ' Parish, today called Holy Cross Chapel.

The Tor has a striking location in the middle of a plain called the Summerland Meadows, part of the Somerset Levels.

" Late in life Daniel threw up his titular posts at court and retired to a farm called " The Ridge ," ( in the hamlet now known as " Rudge ") near Beckington, in Somerset.

In 1950, using funds from a small legacy, Powell purchased a house called The Chantry at Frome, Somerset, about sixteen miles from Bath.

Great Britain, or England as they were called in the advertising handbills, were represented by a touring club side, the Devon and Somerset Wanderers.

After some changes of residence, Freeman bought a house called " Somerleaze ", near Wells, Somerset, and settled there in 1860.

Much of the history of the village is dominated by Glastonbury Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and indeed its name comes from a 12th century causeway from Glastonbury which was built to transport local Blue Lias stone from what is now Street to rebuild the Abbey, although it had previously been known as Lantokay and Lega ( note: there is a quite different small hamlet called Street in Somerset, just north of the village of Holcombe, with which this article is not concerned ).

There is now a footpath from the site to Cadbury Castle in Somerset called Arthur's Way, A book has been produced in which the pupils of Tintagel C. P. School have collaborated with artist Michael Fairfax and writer Amanda White.

* King's College London, whose main campus ( called the Strand Campus ) is located off this street, next to Somerset House

Soane called on William Thomas Beckford both in London and when he was taking the waters in Bath, Somerset in 1829.

Until 2010 the parliamentary constituency was still called Woodspring and was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, however following the review of parliamentary representation by the Boundary Commission for England in Somerset, this seat was renamed North Somerset.