Local History/Geology

 

This site introduces Wessex as the ancient Kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England:www.britannica.com/search?query=wessex&ct=&fuzzy=N

 

Others may want to browse through the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:
sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/searchomacl?query=wessex&results=0

 

The Wyvern is the symbol of the County of Wessex, and an image of it can be seen at:

 

www.heraldicclipart.com/catalog/index62.html

These two BBC sites give a good introduction to the geological background of the area:

 

General Somerset entries: www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/C246

The Ichthyosaurus of Street www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A659414