[WED]Puzzling.

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One thing that I have noticed is the relatively high number of large homes on 
a good sized plott of land in and around Wedmore.
I have always been puzzled by this as I have always been under the impression 
that Wedmore was in the midst of farming country and the majority of folk 
would have been farm labourers or otherwise poor.
Many of these homes would have been built when the village was more isolated 
and away from the hub of industry and the port of Bristol.
So why were so many larger homes built in this area ?
What was the attraction ?
Or was there really money to be made in some profession in Wedmore ?
Regards
Martin Field.