Blagdon

Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, in England. It is located in the Mendip Hills, a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blagdon Lake and Aveline’s Hole.

Blagdon Lake

Reservoir

Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blagdon Lake lies in a valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, close to the village of Blagdon and approximately 10 miles south of Bristol, England.

Aveline’s Hole

Cave

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Aveline's Hole is a cave at Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in Britain, 10,200 and 10,400 years old, was found at Aveline's Hole, constituting the largest assemblage of Mesolithic human remains found in Britain.

Waterworks At Blagdon: Pumping Station With Receiving Tanks

Museum

Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Waterworks At Blagdon: Pumping Station With Receiving Tanks is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wrington and Nempnett Thrubwell.

Wrington

Village

Photo: FollowMeChaps, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wrington is a village and a civil and ecclesiastical parish on the north slopes of the Mendip Hills in North Somerset, England. Both include nearby Redhill. Wrington is situated 3 miles northwest of Blagdon.

Nempnett Thrubwell

Village

Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nempnett Thrubwell is a small village and civil parish in dairying country on the western edge of Bath and North East Somerset, in the county of Somerset, England.

Blagdon

Type: Locality
Location: North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.3333° or 51° 19′ 60″ north

Longitude

-2.7137° or 2° 42′ 49″ west

Elevation

184 feet (56 metres)

Open location code

9C3V87MP+8G

GeoNames ID

7296938

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