 Iron Age remains have been found in the Wedmore area, and there are a number of Roman sites in the district.Centwine gained control of the area in 682 and named it 'Vadomaer' after one of the Saxon leaders Vado the famous.After winning the Battle of Ethandun, Alfred the Great caused the Viking leader Guthrum and his followers to be baptised at Aller and then celebrated at Wedmore.