A predominantly rural County, Somerset is located in the south-west of England, its county town is Taunton, the largest settlement in the area is the City of Bath and its most famous town is probably Bridgewater, where their annual Guy Fawkes Festival attracts approximately 150,000 people to the County from all over the World.
Although Somerset has the coastal towns of Minehead, Watchet, Burnham-on-Sea, Weston-Super-Mare, Clevedon, and Portishead within its boundaries, it’s probably better known for containing part of the Cotswolds Uplands and all of the Mendip Hills, while the centre of the County is dominated by the Levels, a picturesque coastal plain and wetland. Somerset also contains the Quantock Hills, part of the Blackdown Hills, most of Exmoor and four major Rivers including the Avon, the Axe, the Brue, and the Parrett.
With so many beautiful places to visit and plenty of outdoor pursuits, the County practically sizzles in the sunshine and is a very popular place to live, work, raise a family and has a growing population of well over 965,000 inhabitants spread over an area of 1,610 sq miles. The historic market town of Bridgewater is situated at the edge of the Somerset Levels, this thriving and lively town has an estimated population of over 41,000 local inhabitants and many individuals, couples and families are actively looking for suitable properties to Rent there. Working with a local, experienced, professional Letting Agents Bridgwater such as www.sykesmoore.co.uk/lettings/letting-agent/ they are able to achieve their dreams of moving to the town.
