Somersetshire

[ suhm-er-set-sheer, -sher, -sit- ]

/ ˈsʌm ər sɛtˌʃɪər, -ʃər, -sɪt- /

a county in SW England. 1335 sq. mi. (3455 sq. km).

Also called Somerset.

Example sentences from the Web for somersetshire

It is then in this way that Wells became, what it still is, the seat of the Somersetshire Bishoprick.

History of the Cathedral Church of Wells |Edward A. Freeman
It is to be doubted if any school could have raised Jack Henderson above the ordinary type of the Somersetshire farmer's son.

Bristol Bells |Emma Marshall
In Somersetshire four men were hanged for rape and burglary.

History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III |James Anthony Froude
Village of Somersetshire, famous for its limestone cliffs and caves.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott

Gus was for sending it at once to Brough, our director; and the grapes and peaches to my aunt in Somersetshire.

The History of Samuel Titmarsh |William Makepeace Thackeray