For this newspaper, we have the following titles in, or planned for, our digital archive:
- 1886–1962 The Somerset standard and Wilts and Dorset advertiser.
- 1962–80 Somerset standard, Somerset guardian (Frome)
Somerset Standard
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Place of publication
Frome, Somerset, England
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Earliest issue: May 15, 1886
Latest issue: December 24, 1980
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Years covered
1886–1895, 1898–1952, 1962–1976, 1980
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Total issues: 4231
Total pages: 50045
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Publisher
Reach PLC
This newspaper was added to the British Newspaper Archive on February 3, 2020. The latest issues were added on May 24, 2022.
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