East Water
East Water is a hamlet in Priddy, Mendip District, England. East Water is situated nearby to the locality Pincross, as well as near the village Priddy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mendips and Eastwater Cavern.
Mendips
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mendips are a range of hills in northern Somerset in the south-west of the United Kingdom. The area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Eastwater Cavern
Cave
Eastwater Cavern is a cave near Priddy in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It is also known as Eastwater Swallet. It was first excavated in April 1902 by a team led by Herbert E.
St Cuthbert’s Swallet
Cave
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Priddy and Wookey Hole.
Priddy
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and 4 miles north-west of Wells. The village lies in a small hollow near the summit of the Mendip range of hills, at an elevation of 260 metres above sea-level, and has evidence of occupation since Neolithic times.
Wookey Hole
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves. Wookey Hole is situated 2 miles south of East Water.
Westbury-sub-Mendip
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Westbury-sub-Mendip is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village is on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills, 4 miles from Wells and Cheddar. The parish boundary is formed by the River Axe. Westbury-sub-Mendip is situated 3 miles southwest of East Water.
East Water
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Eastwater”
- Category: locality
- Location: Priddy, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.25551° or 51° 15′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.66449° or 2° 39′ 52″ westElevation
840 feet (256 metres)Open location code
9C3V784P+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 8278590492OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13283701
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