If you are looking for professional jewellers in or around Somerset,
F. Hinds could be your choice!
You can visit any one of the following three F. Hinds shops in Somerset:
Our staff are looking forward to seeing you at your next visit to one of our stores.
Something about Somerset
The name of Somerset originally described the people who lived around Somerton, a former capital of Somerset, sited on the edge of Sedgemoor. Somerton itself means 'summer farm'.
The county of Somerset traditionally stretched from Exmoor to the outskirts of Bristol. The ceremonial county of Somerset includes two authorities, North Somerset, based around Weston-super-Mare, and Bath and North East Somerset, based on Bath.
Famous for
Shepton Mallett prison is the oldest prison still in use, its first buildings having been erected in 1610.
Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, took his title from the Somerset town of Wellington, close to the Blackdown Hills, where is a large monument to him.
The hilltop Cadbury Fort, near Yeovil, is the legendary site of King Arthur's Camelot. Its formidable earthen ramparts were first built around 600 BC and were significantly improved aroud AD 500, by Arhur, some have argued.
Pulteney Bridge, in the center of Bath, is a unique 18th-century bridge; designed by Robert Adam and completed in 1773; both sides of the bridge are lined with shops.
Famous people
Sir Henry Irving (born John Henry Brodribb), actor, born Keiton Mandeville, 1838.
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, science fiction author and inventor, born Minehead, 1917.
Mary Rand, first British woman to win an athletics Olympic Gold, in the long jump (1964), born Wells, 1940.
Jenson Button, world-champion racing driver, born Frome, 1980.