The village of Somerset and Berks, located on the Essequibo coast, can be spotted from a distance because of the old rice factory which is located at the entrance to the community.
Seated neatly between its immediate neighbours, Evergreen to the east and Newroad to the west, the small community is found in Region Two, 25 miles north of Suddie.
The name refers to two English counties (Berks is a shortened form of Berkshire), and at one time the two
