Mendip transmitting station

The Mendip transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility on the summit of Pen Hill, part of the Mendip Hills range in Somerset, England, at 305 metres above sea level.

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Type: Tower
Description: broadcasting and telecommunications facility
Also known as: “Mendip Transmitting Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pen Hill and Hunter’s Hole.

Pen Hill

Peak

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Pen Hill forms part of the Mendip Hills plateau in Somerset, England. The hill is located in St Cuthbert Out civil parish. The name Pen is believed to be Celtic for hill or tor.

Hunter's Hole is a cave in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is behind a pub, known as the Hunters Lodge Inn just outside Priddy where visitors can park. Hunter’s Hole is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Mendip transmitting station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horrington and Wells.

Horrington

Village

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Horrington is a collection of three small villages in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile or 2 miles east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991. Horrington is situated 1½ miles south of Mendip transmitting station.

Wells

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Wells is the smallest city in England, with a population of around 10,000. It is in Somerset in the south-west of the country.

Wookey Hole

Village

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Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves. Wookey Hole is situated 2½ miles west of Mendip transmitting station.

Mendip transmitting station

Category: transmitter station
Location: St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.23705° or 51° 14′ 13″ north

Longitude

-2.62537° or 2° 37′ 31″ west

Elevation

1,001 feet (305 metres)

Open location code

9C3V69PF+RV

GeoNames ID

7282198

Wikidata ID

Q6816653

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