Wikipedia:WikiProject Somerset

Welcome to WikiProject Somerset. Some Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Somerset and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians interested in the topic. If you would like to help, please join the project, inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list below.

Goals
Roughly in order of importance
 * 1) Get Somerset up to featured article.
 * 2) Create articles on all important sub-divisions and places of interest in Somerset.
 * 3) Maintain Portal:Somerset
 * 4) Add basic data such as population and maps to all sub-divisions of Somerset.
 * 5) Add at least one photograph to every sub-division and place of interest in Somerset.
 * 6) Possibly create an infobox for places of interest with maps, visitor numbers etc.
 * 7) Make History of Somerset, Geology of Somerset etc good, and ultimately featured articles.

Scope

 * To cover all topics related to the historical county of Somerset, England, which may include, but is not restricted to towns, villages and geography of the county. People and organisations from Somerset. Local culture, economy history etc.

It is not intended to include people with only a loose connection eg alumni of local universities or those who played for local sports teams.

Participants
Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.


 * 1)  I'm interested in working on historic houses and industrial heritage.15:05, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2)  I live in Somerset and have an interest in the villages, schools and natural features. 16:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3)  I can give a shot at cleaning up and Wikifying weak articles, adding reference sections and beginning in-text citations in preparation for any future attempt for featured status. 18:58, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4)  I am interested in working on Wells and surrounding villages, and general editing, tidying up, flagging problem areas etc. Particular interests; prehistory, industrial archaeology, natural features, walking routes. I only get home every few years, so won't be able to contribute photos too often. 11:01, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Have contributed to various articles within Somerset. Interested in historical subjects, such as industrial archaeology, railways, canals, railways, etc.Pyrotec 12:40, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) – mainly working on railways and industrial heritage.
 * 7) – adding pictures.
 * 8)  – general editing
 * 9) – expanding apon the Bristol work Mark999 19:35, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Current status
Updated: 20:44, 25 Sept 2007 (UTC)

The above table shows the current state of this WikiProject. To view historical, monthly totals, see project progress.

Featured content

 * Chew Valley
 * Chew Valley Lake
 * List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
 * Mendip Hills

Good Content

 * Avon Gorge
 * Cheddar Gorge and Caves
 * Chew Magna
 * Chew Stoke
 * Dunstan
 * Glastonbury Festival
 * Kennet and Avon Canal
 * Somerset Levels

Did you know

 * Aveline's Hole
 * Babington, Somerset
 * Bilbie family
 * Charlcombe
 * Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill
 * Marston Bigot
 * Sharpham
 * Shepton Mallet (HM Prison)
 * Somerset coalfield
 * Somerset Coal Canal
 * St Andrew's Church, Chew Stoke
 * Temple of Harmony

New articles
Please feel free to list your new Somerset-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them, are at least over 1,000 characters, don't have any dispute templates on them, and cite their sources, should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Wikipedia Main Page.


 * Uphill - added 21 Sep 2007. More information can be added to this article about the history of the village and its port.
 * Burrow Mump - added 21 Sep 2007. Additions (e.g. a little geography box?) and fixups welcome!
 * Stanton Prior - added 22 Sept 2007
 * Muchelney - added 25 Sep 2007. Additions and fixups welcome!

Collaboration and review

 * Collaboration of the week
 * It is probably too early to start a collaboration of the week (or month) for this project but if you have any requests or suggestions please add them here.

Please contribute and expand the draft guidelines for assessment of Somerset articles on WikiProject Somerset/Assessment
 * Peer review
 * Assessment
 * Assessment

Templates

 * Template:Somerset for addition to Somerset articles talk pages.

Somerset Categories

 * Somerset
 * Bath
 * Buildings and structures in Somerset
 * Bridges in Somerset
 * Castles in Somerset
 * Churches in Somerset
 * Hill forts in Somerset
 * Houses in Somerset
 * Listed buildings in Somerset
 * Railway stations in Somerset
 * Roman villas in Somerset
 * Culture in Somerset
 * Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset
 * Economy of Somerset
 * Education in Somerset
 * Environment of Somerset
 * Festivals in Somerset
 * Gardens in Somerset
 * Geography of Somerset
 * History of Somerset
 * Local government in Somerset
 * Lord-Lieutenants of Somerset
 * Organisations based in Somerset
 * People from Somerset
 * Politics of Somerset
 * Local government in Somerset
 * Bath and North East Somerset
 * Mendip
 * North Somerset
 * Sedgemoor
 * South Somerset
 * Taunton Deane
 * West Somerset
 * Somerset coalfield
 * Sport in Somerset
 * Towns in Somerset
 * Transport in Somerset
 * Bridges in Somerset
 * Rail transport in Somerset
 * Railway stations in Somerset
 * Villages in Somerset
 * Visitor attractions in Somerset
 * Wells
 * West Country Carnival

WikiProject Somerset

 * WikiProject Somerset
 * Somerset articles by quality
 * FA-Class Somerset articles
 * A-Class Somerset articles
 * GA-Class Somerset articles
 * B-Class Somerset articles
 * Start-Class Somerset articles
 * Stub-Class Somerset articles
 * Unassessed Somerset articles
 * Wikipedia requested photographs in Somerset

Resources

 * Statistics: Office for National Statistics, Census related resources, Neighbourhood statistics (Parish data etc.)


 * Somerset Statistics -Parish population data
 * Bath and North East Somerset -Census Data
 * North Somerset - Census Information


 * Maps:
 * 1884 & 1900 maps from the Somerset Record Office
 * Multimap
 * OS Get a map
 * Ordnance Survey® Election Maps–boundaries of civil parishes, wards, boroughs etc., up to street map scale. The draconian terms and conditions don't seem to prevent GFDL licensing of research by Wikipedia editors, as long as the editors themselves don't use the information for financial gain, and no-one copies actual extracts, mapping data or layers from the maps.
 * Websites: 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica
 * Photos : Geograph British Isles project
 * Distance : GENUK&I distance gazetteer

Parent projects

 * WikiProject England
 * WikiProject UK geography

Local projects

 * WikiProject Bristol
 * WikiProject Devon