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Somerset Road, Singapore


Somerset Road, SingaporeSomerset Road, Singapore (1 August 2017)


Somerset Road is a major road in the Orchard shopping belt of Singapore. It runs in a single direction from east to west, beginning at the intersection with Killiney Road and Penang Road, and ending at the T-junction with Grange Road.

Somerset Road was named after William Somerset Maugham, the English novelist who spent time in the Malay peninsula, including some years in Singapore, in the 1930's. Located between Somerset Road and Orchard Road is the Somerset MRT Station (NS23) served by the North-South Line.

Map of Somerset Road, Singapore

Sights along Somerset Road

  1. 111 Somerset (GPS: 1.30019, 103.83734)
  2. Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Orchard (GPS: 1.30089, 103.8379)

Somerset Road roadsignSomerset Road roadsign (1 August 2017)

Somerset Road Singapore on Google Street View

Somerset Road Singapore (Mar 2022)

References

  1. Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6

List of the Streets in Singapore; Discover Singapore

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