West Country
Cornwall and neighbors
The West Country is the southwestern region of England, comprising Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and neighboring counties.
The term often evokes rural landscapes, cider, and a distinctive accent characterized by rhotic pronunciation and drawn-out vowels: He spoke with a thick West Country burr.
We spent a week in the West Country visiting old fishing villages.
English southwestern county
- DevonSouthwestern English county
- CornwallSouthwestern English peninsula county
- DorsetSouthern English county
- GloucestershireSouthwest English county
Wiltshire · Bristol · Bath · Exeter · Plymouth · Taunton · Exmoor · Dartmoor
Rough English apple alcohol
- appleCrisp tree fruit
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- perryFermented pear beverage
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
farmhouse · barrel · press · bittersweet · sharp · dry · still · rough
Agricultural terrain
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- rolling hillsGently rising, falling landscape
- hedgerowsRows of dense shrubs
- meadowsGrassland for grazing
thatch · orchards · livestock · agriculture · harvest · barns · village green · market town
Regional speech pattern
- burrClinging seed case
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- BristolianBristol resident or dialect
- CornishOf southwestern peninsula
Devonian · wurzel · thee · lush · proper · emmet · pronunciation · intonation
Coastal recreational area
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- beachesSandy coastal areas
- harboursSheltered anchorages for ships
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
surfing · St Ives · coves · rockpools · lighthouse · smugglers · shipwrecks · tides
Inherited cultural narratives
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- King ArthurLegendary British sovereign
- standing stonesUpright prehistoric monuments
- StonehengePrehistoric megalithic circle
Celtic · smuggling · tin mining · wool trade · National Trust · thatched cottages · Morris dancing · wassailing
Somerset
English southwestern county
- DevonSouthwestern English county
- CornwallSouthwestern English peninsula county
- DorsetSouthern English county
Gloucestershire · Wiltshire · Bristol · Bath · Exeter · Plymouth · Taunton · Exmoor · Dartmoor · Cotswolds
scrumpy
Rough English apple alcohol
fermentation · farmhouse · barrel · press · bittersweet · sharp · dry · still · rough · wassail
farmland
Agricultural terrain
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- rolling hillsGently rising, falling landscape
- hedgerowsRows of dense shrubs
meadows · thatch · orchards · livestock · agriculture · harvest · barns · village green · market town · drystone walls
accent
Regional speech pattern
- burrClinging seed case
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- BristolianBristol resident or dialect
Cornish · Devonian · wurzel · thee · lush · proper · emmet · pronunciation · intonation · drawl
seaside
Coastal recreational area
fishing · surfing · St Ives · coves · rockpools · lighthouse · smugglers · shipwrecks · tides · estuary
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- King ArthurLegendary British sovereign
- standing stonesUpright prehistoric monuments
Stonehenge · Celtic · smuggling · tin mining · wool trade · National Trust · thatched cottages · Morris dancing · wassailing · mummers
West CountryEast Anglia
English region, three counties
London · North East · Kent · Essex · Norfolk
country, west, countryside, western, westward, countries, countryman, westerner, countrywide