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Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be over 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. Older remains from the Upper Late Palaeolithic era (12,000–13,000 years ago) have been found. The caves, produced by the activity of an underground river, contain stalactites and stalagmites.

Located at 51.2824, -2.76546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.547 miles away.
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Bat roosts in England, Canyons and gorges of England, Geography of Somerset, Mendip Hills, Visitor attractions in Somerset, National Trust properties in Somerset

Thatchers Cider

Thatchers Cider is a cider maker based in Sandford, in North Somerset, England. The company started producing cider in 1904 and has continued in the same family since. They use several varieties of apples to make different brands, and also process other fruit to make Pear Cider.

Located at 51.3335, -2.8361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.551 miles away.
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Somerset ciders, Companies based in Somerset

Cadbury Hill

Cadbury Hill is a small hill, mostly in the civil parish of Congresbury, overlooking the village of Yatton in North Somerset. On its summit stands an Iron Age hill fort, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Located at 51.3804, -2.80316 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.554 miles away.
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Hill forts in Somerset, Hills of Somerset, History of Somerset, Sub-Roman Britain, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Somerset

Weston-super-Mare A.F.C

Weston-super-Mare Association Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. The club are also known as The Seagulls. The team's claim to fame is that they had never been relegated in their history, although bottom-three finishes in 2007 and 2008 and 2010 should have seen them relegated from the Conference South but there were reprieves all three occasions.

Located at 51.3307, -2.95603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.551 miles away.
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Weston-super-Mare A.F.C., Football Conference, Weston-super-Mare, Football clubs in Somerset, Southern Football League clubs, Football clubs in England, 1887 establishments in England, Association football clubs established in 1887

Cheddar Reservoir

Cheddar Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in Somerset, England, operated by Bristol Water. Dating from the 1930s it has a capacity of 135 million gallons (614,000 cubic metres). The reservoir is supplied with water taken from the Cheddar Yeo river in Cheddar Gorge. The inlet grate for the 54 inches water pipe that is used to transport the water can be seen immediately upstream from the sensory garden in Cheddar Gorge.

Located at 51.2806, -2.80139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.547 miles away.
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Reservoirs in Somerset, Drinking water reservoirs in England, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1972, Wetland Sites of Special Scientific Interest

Weston General Hospital

Weston General Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in the town of Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England operated by Weston Area Health NHS Trust (WAHT). It has an Accident & Emergency department, an intensive care unit, an Oncology and Haematology day unit, and a day case unit. Weston General has 320 beds and 1,700 staff, and has the largest midwifery-led maternity unit in the country.

Located at 51.3212, -2.97139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.550 miles away.
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Hospitals in Somerset, NHS hospitals, Weston-super-Mare

RAF Locking

RAF Locking was a Royal Air Force base at Locking just outside Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. Slightly north of the base is the site of Locking Castle a motte and bailey castle on Carberry Hill. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Located at 51.3383, -2.9046 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.551 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in North Somerset, Royal Air Force stations in Somerset

Gough's Cave

Gough's Cave is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 90 metres deep and is 2.135 kilometres long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. It contains the Cheddar Yeo, the largest underground river system in Britain.

Located at 51.2814, -2.76417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.547 miles away.
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Caves of the Mendip Hills, Limestone caves, Show caves in the United Kingdom

Cox's Cave

Cox's Cave is in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It is open to the public as a show cave. The cave is named after mill owner George Cox who discovered it in 1837, while quarrying limestone for a new building. Cox immediately opened it as a show cave and ran it as a private enterprise until landowner, Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath, took it over at the beginning of the 20th century. The cave consists of seven small grottoes, joined by low archways.

Located at 51.2817, -2.7688 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.547 miles away.
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Caves of the Mendip Hills, Show caves in the United Kingdom, Limestone caves

Batts Combe quarry

Batts Combe quarry, grid reference ST460550 is a limestone quarry on the edge of Cheddar village on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. It has been operating since the early 20th century and is currently owned and operated by Singleton Birch Ltd. The output in 2005 was around 4,000 tonnes of limestone per day, one third of which was supplied to an on-site lime kiln, the remainder being sold as coated or dusted aggregates.

Located at 51.2916, -2.77579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.547 miles away.
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Quarries in the Mendip Hills

Callow Rock quarry

Callow Rock quarry is a limestone quarry located between Cheddar and Shipham on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry has been operating since the early 20th century and is now operated by Bardon Aggregates.

Located at 51.2985, -2.79973 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.548 miles away.
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Quarries in the Mendip Hills

Congresbury railway station

Congresbury railway station was a station at Congresbury on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Somerset and the junction for the Wrington Vale Light Railway to Blagdon. The station was opened with the broad gauge line to Cheddar in August 1869 as a single-platform station. The railway was extended to Wells in 1870, converted to standard gauge in the mid-1870s and then linked up to the East Somerset Railway to provide through services from Yatton to Witham in 1878.

Located at 51.3667, -2.81667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.553 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Somerset, Railway stations opened in 1869, Railway stations closed in 1963, Beeching closures in England

Sandford and Banwell railway station

Sandford and Banwell railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Sandford, Somerset, England. The station is a Grade II listed building. The station can be viewed from the Strawberry Line Trail, which runs adjacent to the site.

Located at 51.332, -2.83933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.550 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Somerset, Railway stations opened in 1869, Railway stations closed in 1963, Beeching closures in England

Winscombe railway station

Winscombe railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Winscombe, Somerset. The station was opened as "Woodborough" with the broad gauge line to Cheddar in August 1869 as a single-platform station. The railway was extended to Wells in 1870, converted to standard gauge in the mid-1870s and then linked up to the East Somerset Railway to provide through services from Yatton to Witham in 1878.

Located at 51.3152, -2.83516 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.549 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Somerset, Railway stations opened in 1869, Railway stations closed in 1963, Beeching closures in England

Axbridge railway station

Axbridge railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Axbridge, Somerset. Axbridge was one of the principal stations for the transport of strawberries, which led to the line's alternative name as The Strawberry Line. The station was opened with the broad gauge line to Cheddar in August 1869 as a two-platform station.

Located at 51.2883, -2.81632 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.547 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Somerset, Railway stations opened in 1869, Railway stations closed in 1963, Beeching closures in England

Cheddar Ales

Cheddar Ales is a small independent brewery located in the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England, which produces a range of regular and seasonal beers. Its owner and head brewer, Jem Ham, previously worked 15 years at Butcombe Brewery in nearby Wrington.

Located at 51.2671, -2.76891 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.546 miles away.
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Companies based in Somerset, Beer and breweries in England, Companies established in 2006

Blake's Pools

Blake's Pools are a 4 hectare nature reserve owned by Environment Agency and leased by the Avon Wildlife Trust, on the banks of the Congresbury Yeo close to its mouth, near Kingston Seymour, Somerset, in South West England The three freshwater and brackish pools were dug between 1983 and 1987 to attract wildlife. It forms part of the Severn Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Protection Area and RAMSAR site.

Located at 51.3937, -2.9052 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.555 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Somerset

Mendips Raceway

Mendips Raceway is a motorsport venue in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is located on the rim of Batts Combe quarry between Shipham and Charterhouse. The oval shaped circuit is used for racing hot rods, stock cars, Hotstox, bangers and demolition events. The circuit, which was opened in 1969, features an oval and a figure of eight layout.

Located at 51.2976, -2.7706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.548 miles away.
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Mendip Hills, Motorsport venues in England, Sport in Somerset

Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill

The Church of St John the Baptist in Churchill, Somerset, England, was largely built around 1360 and is a Grade I listed building. There was a Norman chapel on this site in 1180, from which the nave has survived into the present church. The stone font dates from around 1200, although the wooden font cover was added in 1879 when there was a revival in gothic designs. The stained glass windows are from a variety of periods.

Located at 51.3385, -2.80889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.551 miles away.
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Church of England churches in North Somerset, Grade I listed churches, Grade I listed buildings in Somerset, 12th-century church buildings

Shute Shelve Cavern

Shute Shelve Cavern is a natural cave system located in Shute Shelve Hill, Somerset, England above Axbridge in the Mendip Hills not far from Cheddar. It was mined for its yellow ochre which was used as a dye in paint making, until the 1920s, which gave it its alternative name of Axbridge Ochre Mine. Access is controlled by the Axbridge Caving Group via a locked gate and completely closed during the bats' roosting season.

Located at 51.2943, -2.82762 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.548 miles away.
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Caves of the Mendip Hills

Hill Brow Preparatory School for Boys

Hill Brow Preparatory School for Boys was a small English preparatory school, initially based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, but subsequently relocated to Brent Knoll in Somerset as part of the evacuation of civilians that took place during World War II.

Located at 51.2401, -2.9384 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.544 miles away.
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Defunct schools in East Sussex, Educational institutions disestablished in 1968, 1968 disestablishments in England

Winscombe R.F.C

Winscombe RFC is an English amateur rugby club that is based in the village of Winscombe. They play in the Tribute Somerset Premier league. For a small Somerset village the club is large, with three senior teams and over 300 children registered to play at mini and junior level. Founded in 1962, Winscombe Rugby Football Club is one of the newest clubs in the south-west of England. They play at the Winscombe War Memorial Recreation Ground, also known as the Rec.

Located at 51.3098, -2.8312 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.549 miles away.
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English rugby union teams, Sport in Somerset, Rugby clubs established in 1962

Tyning's Barrow Swallet

Tyning's Barrow Swallet is a cave between Charterhouse and Shipham in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is close to GB Cave and also to Charterhouse Cave, the deepest cave in the region. Tyning's Barrow Swallet is 1.29 km in length and reaches a depth of 132 m .

Located at 51.3041, -2.75973 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.548 miles away.
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Caves of the Mendip Hills, Limestone caves

LeisureDome, Weston-super-Mare

LeisureDome is a proposed indoor ski slope that will be built in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. It will be located on the site of the former RAF Locking, which closed in 1999. Planning permission for the LeisureDome was granted by North Somerset Council on 21 July 2011. Subject to final approval by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, construction, which will cost £50 million, is expected to commence in December 2011.

Located at 51.3409, -2.9021 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.551 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in North Somerset, Weston-super-Mare, Indoor ski resorts, Sports venues in Somerset, Proposed sports venues, Buildings and structures in North Somerset

Brinsea

Brinsea is a hamlet in North Somerset, England. It is in the parish of Congresbury, 1 mile south of the larger village, on the B3133 towards Lower Langford. The Mendip Spring Golf and Country Club is within the hamlet.

Located at 51.3516, -2.8007 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.552 miles away.
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Villages in North Somerset