In the city of Bath, in the county of Somerset, southwestern England

 "Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine."

-- Thomas Aquinas
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(in southwestern England) Somerset, The administrative, geographic, and historic county of Somerset 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). The county is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel, its coastline facing southeastern Wales. Its traditional border with Gloucestershire is the River Avon.

+ The geographic county is centred on a low-lying basin called Sedgemoor, near the coast. It is bounded to the northeast by the Mendip Hills and on the west by Exmoor and the Quantock Hills. To the north an area of rolling hills, including the southernmost Cotswolds uplands, descends to the valley of the Avon and the lowlands along the Bristol Channel. The Mendips and the Quantock Hills are designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and a large part of West Somerset is occupied by Exmoor National Park. Long scenic stretches of the county’s coastline have been selected for conservation. Somerset county is mainly agricultural. Dairy farming and stock raising are important, and there is some market gardening. The county is traditionally associated with cider production, and the village of Cheddar (in the Mendip Hills) has given its name to the cheese that was first made here. Limestone and sandstone are quarried in the upland areas of the county, and elsewhere sand and gravel are worked. Peat extraction is important on Sedgemoor. In 1965 a nuclear power station was completed on the coast at Hinkley Point. Manufacturing and engineering are significant in the county’s larger towns, such as Taunton and Yeovil.

+ Tourists, pivotal to the economy, are drawn by the architectural treasures of Bath and Wells; by Bristol Channel resorts such as Weston-super-Mare, Minehead, and Burnham; and by a number of National Trust properties and other historic mansions open to the public. The M5 motorway, passing Bridgwater and Taunton, connects Somerset with England’s heavily urbanized areas and acts as a major artery in bringing summer visitors to the county.

+ Pictured here is Bath, the largest city in the county of Somerset, which is known for (and named after) its Roman-built baths. The city is fiound in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (~156 km) west of London. Built of local limestone, Bath s one of the most elegant and architecturally distinguished of British cities. Its 16th-century abbey church of St. Peter and St. Paul is late Perpendicular Gothic -- and is noted for its windows. Yet, it is the wealth of classical Georgian buildings mounting the steep Avon-valley sides that give Bath its distinction.

+ The city of Bath was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.