Mendip Hills

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Mendip Hills is a range of limestone hills in southwest England known for its dramatic gorges, caves, and rich archaeological and natural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
hamlet
hill range
limestone gorge
limestone gorge
limestone gorge
long-distance footpath
reservoir
show cave
village
contains Bronze Age barrows
Burrington Combe
Charterhouse
Cheddar Gorge
Chew Valley Lake
Ebbor Gorge
Iron Age hillforts
Priddy
Roman lead mining remains
Wookey Hole Caves
linked to: Wookey Hole caves

limestone quarries
country United Kingdom
designatedAsAONB 1972
drainsTo River Axe
River Chew
elevation 325 metres
geologicalComposition limestone
geologicalPeriod Carboniferous Limestone
governingBody Mendip Hills AONB Partnership
hasHighestPoint Black Down
hasTrail Mendip Way
knownFor archaeological sites
caves
gorges
karst landscape
natural heritage
locatedIn Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills
Somerset
locatedInRegion South West England
linked to: southwest England
locatedNear Mendip Hills
nearestCity Bath
Bristol
overlooks Somerset Levels
partOf Somerset Levels and Moors landscape
linked to: Somerset Levels
popularFor caving
cycling
rock climbing
walking
runsThrough Mendip Hills
usedFor dairy farming
quarrying
sheep grazing

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Somerset hasLandscapeFeature Mendip Hills
North Somerset borders Mendip
linked to: Mendip Hills
Wells, Somerset near Mendip Hills
Carboniferous Limestone notableExposure Mendip Hills, England
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Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty contains Mendip plateau
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Ubley locatedIn Mendip Hills
Ubley category Mendip Hills
Midsomer Norton locatedIn Mendip Hills
Glastonbury Tor hasViewOf Mendip Hills
Cheddar Gorge locatedIn Mendip Hills
subject linked to: Mendip Hills
Wookey Hole Caves locatedIn Mendip Hills
subject linked to: Mendip Hills
Priddy locatedIn Mendip Hills
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Charterhouse locatedIn Mendip Hills
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Burrington Combe locatedIn Mendip Hills
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Ebbor Gorge locatedIn Mendip Hills
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Chew Valley Lake locatedNear Mendip Hills
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Mendip Way runsThrough Mendip Hills
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Somerset Levels near Mendip Hills
Cheddar Gorge locatedIn Mendip Hills
Somerset Council area contains Mendip Hills (part)
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Blagdon near Mendip Hills
River Chew hasSourceRegion Mendip Hills area
linked to: Mendip Hills
West Harptree hasNearbyFeature Mendip Hills
West Harptree locatedNorthOf Mendip Hills
East Harptree hasNearbyHill Mendip Hills
Worlebury Hill partOf Mendip Hills limestone belt
linked to: Mendip Hills
River Axe (Somerset) sourceLocation Mendip Hills
subject linked to: River Axe (nearby)
Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway highestPoint Masbury summit on Mendips
linked to: Mendip Hills