Cheddar

Cheddar is a large village, with the largest gorge and caves in Britain. It has a population of around 5,800. The village gave its name to Cheddar cheese.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cheddar Gorge and Gough’s Cave.

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
is a limestone gorge in the , near the village of , England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Great Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903.

Cave
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Gough's Cave is located in on the , in , England. The cave is 115 m deep and is 3.405 km long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations.

Reservoir
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is an artificial reservoir in , England, operated by Bristol Water. Dating from the 1930s it has a capacity of 135 million gallons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Axbridge and Rodney Stoke.

Town
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is a town in , England, on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the . Its population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. is situated 2 miles northwest of Cheddar.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish, located at grid reference ST486501, 5 miles north-west of , in the county of . The village is on the A371 between and . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cheddar.

Cheddar

Latitude
51.2725° or 51° 16′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.7745° or 2° 46′ 28″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9C3V76CG+X5
Geo­Names ID
7292399
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