Mendip
District of Wells
England - United Kingdom

Wookey Hole Caves

Wookey Hole Caves is a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England. Wookey Hole cave was formed through erosion of the limestone hills by the River Axe. Before emerging at Wookey Hole the water enters underground streams and passes through other caves such as Swildon's Hole and St Cuthbert's Swallet.

Located at 51.2281, -2.67139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Caves of the Mendip Hills, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, Visitor attractions in Somerset, Show caves in the United Kingdom, Limestone caves, Grade II listed buildings in Somerset, Somerset folklore

Mendip transmitting station

The Mendip transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on the summit of Pen Hill, part of the Mendip Hills range in Somerset, England, at 305 metres above sea level. The station is located in St Cuthbert Out civil parish in Mendip district. It includes a 281.6 metres tall mast, which was built in 1967 and weighs around 500 tonnes, and is the tallest structure in the southwestern England.

Located at 51.2369, -2.62528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Somerset, Radio masts, Transmitter sites in England, Mendip Hills

Pen Hill

Pen Hill forms part of the Mendip Hills plateau in Somerset, England. The hill is located in St Cuthbert Out civil parish in Mendip district. The name Pen is believed to be Celtic for hill or tor. It gives its name to one of the four periclines which underlay the geology of the hills. The summit is 305 metres (1,001 ft) above sea level and is marked by an Ordnance Survey trig point. It is the second highest point on the Mendip Hills.

Located at 51.2367, -2.6259 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mendip Hills, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Somerset, Hills of Somerset

Diocese of Bath and Wells

The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England. The diocese covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in the city of Wells in Somerset.

Located at 51.2103, -2.64278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Christianity in Bath, Somerset, Diocese of Bath and Wells, Organisations based in Somerset, Wells, Somerset, Christianity in Somerset, 909 establishments

Stock Hill

Stock Hill is a Forestry Commission plantation on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. It lies to the south of the B3135 which runs from Cheddar Gorge to Green Ore and is the largest woodland on the Mendip plateau. A number of wide rides run through the forest. In addition parts of the woodland are clear-felled, and in these areas a number of plant species associated with heathlands and acidic soils are present.

Located at 51.2564, -2.64623 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mendip Hills, Monarch's Way

Wells City F.C

Wells City F.C. are a football club based in Wells, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. The club plays in the Western League Premier Division.

Located at 51.2026, -2.6516 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Football clubs in Somerset, Wells, Somerset, Football clubs in England, Association football clubs established in 1890, 1890 establishments in England, Western Football League

Litton Reservoirs

Litton Reservoirs (also known as Coley Reservoirs) are two reservoirs near the village of Litton, Somerset, England. They are operated by Bristol Water. They lie on the boundary between Bath and North East Somerset and Mendip districts. The individual lakes are called Lower Litton and Upper Litton. The former is 8 acres in size, the latter 16 acres and much deeper.

Located at 51.2953, -2.58941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Drinking water reservoirs in England, Mendip Hills, Reservoirs in Somerset

Dinder House

Dinder House, a Grade II Regency listed building in the small village of Dinder, in Somerset, was built in 1801 by the Rev William Somerville on the site of a former manor house. The original house consisted of only the centre part of the building. The outer bays were added around 1850 by Vulliamy, and a further single-storey addition to the north dates from 1929.

Located at 51.1994, -2.60889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grade II listed buildings in Somerset, Country houses in Somerset

Priddy Mineries

Priddy Mineries is a nature reserve previously run by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It is in the village of Priddy, on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. The reserve lies 3 miles north of Wells and 1.5 miles east of the village of Priddy. It is a site of 50 ha (123 acres) and is part of the Priddy Pools Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is mostly grassland / heather mosaic with an area of valley mire and some nutrient-poor pools.

Located at 51.2608, -2.65059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Mendip Hills, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, Nature reserves in Somerset, Monarch's Way

Binegar railway station

Binegar railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway in the county of Somerset in England. Opened on 20 July 1874, the station consisted of two platforms, with a building on the down platform. There was a substantial goods yard with two sheds and sidings, controlled from a 24 lever signal box. The station closed to goods in 1963: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.

Located at 51.2407, -2.55146 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Somerset, Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1874, Railway stations closed in 1966, Beeching closures in England

Emborough

Emborough is a village and civil parish 5 miles north of Shepton Mallet, and 5 miles north east of Wells, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. It adjoins the parish of Ston Easton.

Located at 51.2564, -2.55361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Villages in Mendip, Civil parishes in Somerset

St Cuthbert's Swallet

St Cuthbert's Swallet is the second longest, and most complex, cave on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It forms a major part of the Priddy Caves system and water entering this swallet re-emerges at Wookey Hole. St Cuthbert's Swallet is part of, and lies underneath, the Priddy Pools Site of Special Scientific Interest. In the citation this is given as St Cuthbert's Cave, which should not be confused with St Cuthbert's Cave in Northumberland.

Located at 51.2518, -2.65418 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Caves of the Mendip Hills, Limestone caves

Dulcote Quarry

Dulcote Quarry, was a limestone quarry at Dulcote, near Wells on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry measures around 600 metres from West to East and around 350 metres from North to South, with an area of 18 acres, which is surrounded by 80 acres of woodland. The floor of the quarry is 61 metres to 67 metres above Ordnance Datum. The site has been used for quarrying since the mid 19th century.

Located at 51.1981, -2.62395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Quarries in the Mendip Hills, Mining in Somerset

Priddy Circles

Priddy Circles are a linear arrangement of four circular earthwork enclosures near the village of Priddy on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The circles have been listed as Scheduled Ancient Monuments, and described as 'probable Neolithic ritual or ceremonial monuments similar to a henge'. The southernmost Priddy Circle falls on adjoining land to a house and stables that are owned by retired business man Roger Penny.

Located at 51.2725, -2.66079 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places established in the 3rd millennium BC, Buildings and structures in Mendip, Mendip Hills, History of Somerset, Neolithic settlements, Bronze Age sites in England, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Somerset, Archaeological sites in Somerset

Masbury railway station

Masbury railway station was a small isolated station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway's main line between Evercreech Junction and Bath. It was situated to the north of Shepton Mallet and near the summit of the line as it crossed the Mendip Hills. The station opened in 1874 and closed with the rest of the line under the Beeching Axe in March 1966.

Located at 51.2229, -2.5685 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Somerset, Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1874, Railway stations closed in 1966, Beeching closures in England

Wells (Priory Road) railway station

Wells (Priory Road) was a railway station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Wells in the county of Somerset in England. Opening on 15 March 1859 as Wells, on the Somerset Central Railway, at that time a broad-gauge line operated by the Bristol and Exeter Railway, prior to that Company's amalgamation with the Dorset Central Railway to form the Somerset & Dorset, it was the terminus of the branch from Glastonbury.

Located at 51.2042, -2.65301 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations, Disused railway stations in Somerset, Railway stations opened in 1859, Railway stations closed in 1951, Wells, Somerset

Bishop's Palace, Wells

The Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset, England, is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the home of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 800 years. Part of the buildings are still used as a residence by the current bishop, however much of the palace is now used for public functions. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

Located at 51.2093, -2.64255 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Wells, Somerset, 1210s architecture, Grade I listed buildings in Somerset, Episcopal palaces in England, Gardens in Somerset, Historic house museums in Somerset, Diocese of Bath and Wells

Wells East Somerset railway station

Wells station in the Somerset city of Wells was the terminus of the East Somerset Railway line from Witham and opened when the line was extended from Shepton Mallet in 1862. The station was only 100 yards or so from Wells' first station, the terminus of the Somerset Central Railway branch from Glastonbury, which had opened in 1859, and which would later be renamed as Wells (Priory Road). The East Somerset Railway, though nominally independent, was controlled by the Great Western Railway.

Located at 51.2, -2.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Somerset, Railway stations opened in 1862, Railway stations closed in 1878, Wells, Somerset

Attborough Swallet

Attborough Swallet (also known as Red Quar Swallet) is a cave in Chewton Mendip in Somerset, England. It is unusual for a cave on the Mendip Hills in that it is not in limestone but instead in Dolomitic Conglomerate and Marl. The main part of the cave was first entered in 1992, although Red Quar Swallet had been dug in the 1930s and the entrance shaft is now a concrete pipe. . It takes its name from the Attborough field in which the entrance is situated.

Located at 51.2633, -2.6292 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Caves of the Mendip Hills

Vicars' Close, Wells

Vicars' Close, in Wells, Somerset, England, is claimed to be the oldest purely residential street with its original buildings all surviving intact in Europe. John Julius Norwich calls it "that rarest of survivals, a planned street of the mid-14th century". It comprises numerous Grade 1 listed buildings, comprising 27 residences (originally 44), built for Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury, a chapel and library at the north end, and a hall at the south end, over an arched gate.

Located at 51.2115, -2.6437 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Wells, Somerset, Grade I listed buildings in Somerset, 14th-century architecture, Streets in England, Roads in Somerset

Hunter's Hole

Hunter's Hole (or Hunters' Hole) is a cave in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is behind a pub, known as the Hunters Lodge Inn just outside of Priddy where visitors can park. It is accessed via a permanent ladder, about 100m behind the pub in a small dip between some trees. The main cave was first entered after digging by Wessex and BEC cavers in 1954. The cave itself consists of a series of shafts down into the main chamber, named the "railway tunnel".

Located at 51.246, -2.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Caves of the Mendip Hills

Wells Theological College

Wells Theological College began operation in 1840 within the Cathedral Close of Wells Cathedral. In 1971 it merged with Salisbury Theological College, the students moved to Salisbury, and the new institution became known as the Salisbury & Wells Theological College, now Sarum College. The official year-book of the Church of England, 1885, indicates the daily routine of instruction and pastoral training provided for candidates for Holy Orders: WELLS THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE.

Located at 51.212, -2.644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Bible colleges, seminaries and theological colleges in England, Wells, Somerset, Educational institutions established in 1840

Wells Rural District

Wells was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894. In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 when it became part of Mendip district. The parishes which were part of the Rural District included Baltonsborough, Butleigh, Chewton Mendip, Godney, Meare, North Wootton, Priddy, Rodney Stoke, Sharpham, St Cuthbert Out, Walton, West Pennard, Westbury and Wookey.

Located at 51.207, -2.652 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, History of Somerset, Local government in Somerset, Rural districts of England

Rowdens Road Cricket Ground, Wells

Rowdens Road is a former first-class cricket ground located in Wells, Somerset. The ground was an early home to Wells Cricket Club, though the club no longer plays there. Between 1935–1939 and 1946–1951, the ground hosted annual Somerset County Cricket Club matches. In the first first-class match at the ground in 1935, Somerset were dismissed by Worcestershire for just 56; a factor may have been that the match was played under what Wisden Cricketers' Almanack termed "novel conditions".

Located at 51.2026, -2.65244 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cricket grounds in Somerset, Wells, Somerset

Smitham Chimney, East Harptree

Smitham Chimney is a chimney which was used for lead mining just outside the village of East Harptree, in the parish of Priddy, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The circular chimney has two types of red brick in its upper portion. There is a narrow opening at the base of the chimney. It was built by the 'East Harptree Lead Works Co Ltd' in 1867, and by 1870 was producing 1,000 tons per annum. The company was largely unsuccessful and the industry only lasted for a few years.

Located at 51.2879, -2.6395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Mendip, Grade II listed buildings in Somerset