| LC control no. | n 78094263 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Wells (England) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | England--Wells |
| Variant(s) | Wells (Somerset) Wells, Eng. |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | Somerset (England) |
| Found in | Coard, P. Portraits of Glastonbury ... 1978 (subj.) t.p. (Wells) The spire, June 2015: p.29 (Wells, Somerset) Wikipedia, viewed 6 September 2017 (Wells, Somerset; cathedral city and civil parish in Somerset, on southern edge of Mendip Hills; city status since medieval times but most recently confimed by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974; named after three wells dedicated to St. Andrew, one in the market place and two in the ground of the cathedral and Bishop's Palace; originally a Roman settlement that became an important centre when King Ine of Wessex founded a minster church in 704) Bartholomew, 1977 (Wells) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 51°12ʹ34ʺN 002°38ʹ58ʺW) GeoBrit website, viewed 6 September 2017 (Wells; a city in Somerset, England) Collins Britain atlas and gazetteer, 1999 (Wells, Som.; city, ancient cathedral city below slopes of Mendip Hills; 17m/24km S of Bristol; cathedral dates from 14c.; centre still largely medieval) |
| Geographic area code | e-uk-en |
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