Upper New Road Cheddar Substation

Places of Interest Nearby

Cheddar Gorge

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, 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.

Cheddar Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Gough’s Cave

Cave

Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gough's Cave is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m deep and is 3.405 km long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. Gough’s Cave is situated 1 mile east of Upper New Road Cheddar Substation.

Places in the Area

Axbridge

Town

Photo: Martin Clark, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Its population according to the 2011 census was 2,057.

Draycott

Village

Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Draycott is a village in Somerset, England, neighbouring the village of Cheddar on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is now the larger village in the civil parish of Rodney Stoke. Draycott is situated 2½ miles southeast of Upper New Road Cheddar Substation.

Rowberrow

Hamlet

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Rowberrow is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shipham in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. Rowberrow is situated 2½ miles north of Upper New Road Cheddar Substation.

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