1 1 , 2 8 1 ▁Som erset ▁men ▁who ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁world ▁wars . ▁ ▁The ▁medieval ▁period ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁several ▁church yard ▁and ▁village ▁cross es . ▁The ▁def ensive ▁walls ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁Ta un ton ▁Castle , ▁which ▁has ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁orig ins ▁and ▁was ▁expanded ▁during ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁and ▁T ud or ▁er as , ▁are ▁included . ▁More ▁recent ▁sites ▁include ▁P ound is ford ▁Park , ▁Buck land ▁Pri ory , ▁Brad ford ▁Bridge ▁and ▁a ▁du ck ▁de co y ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁sites ▁such ▁as ▁Balt ▁Mo or ▁Wall ▁are ▁of ▁uncertain ▁date . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁are ▁air ▁traffic ▁control ▁buildings , ▁pill box es ▁and ▁f ighter ▁pens ▁from ▁R AF ▁C ul m head , ▁situated ▁at ▁Church st anton ▁on ▁the ▁Black down ▁Hills . ▁ ▁West ▁Som erset ▁▁ ▁The ▁West ▁Som erset ▁local ▁government ▁district ▁covers ▁a ▁largely ▁rural ▁area , ▁including ▁parts ▁of ▁Ex mo or , ▁with ▁a ▁population , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census , ▁of ▁ 3 5 , 7 1 2 ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁largest ▁cent res ▁of ▁population ▁are ▁the ▁coast al ▁towns ▁of ▁Mine head ▁and ▁Watch et . ▁The ▁council ' s ▁administrative ▁headquarters ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Will it on . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 0 2 ▁scheduled ▁monuments ▁in