Somerset is a predominantly rural county, especially to the south and west, with an area of 4,171 km 2 (1,610 sq mi) and an estimated population of 1,012,934 in 2024. Bath is in the north-east of the county, Yeovil in the south-east, Taunton in the south-west, and the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in the north-west.

Somerset, administrative, geographic, and historic county of southwestern England. It is bordered to the northwest by the Bristol Channel, to the north by Gloucestershire, to the east by Wiltshire, to the southeast by Dorset, and to the southwest by Devon. Taunton, in west-central Somerset, is the county town (seat).

From the historic city of Bath to the epic Cheddar Gorge, there are countless amazing places to visit in Somerset. This county is home to some of the most picturesque countryside in all of England, two cities (Bath which is a popular tourist hub and Wells which is the UK’s smallest city), a gorgeous coastline...

County Annex Office Building 300 North Center Avenue Somerset, PA 15501 Somerset County Courthouse 111 East Union St. Somerset, PA 15501

Welcome to Somerset County Somerset County is located amidst the splendors of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, an area between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic, renowned for its natural charm. This gracious, less frenetic part of the world combines tradition and simplicity of life with the beauty of the untouched countryside.