West Country
Somerset
Sedgemoor District

Lion Rock

Lion Rock is in , , . Lion Rock is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cheddar Gorge and Gough’s Cave.

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is a limestone 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.

Cave
Cox's Cave is in on the , in , England. It is open to the public as a show cave. The cave is named after mill owner George Cox who discovered it in 1837, while quarrying limestone for a new building. is situated 630 feet southwest of Lion Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cheddar and Draycott.

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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 cheese.

Village
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is a village in , England, neighbouring the village of on the southern edge of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is now the larger village in the civil parish of . is situated 2 miles south of Lion Rock.

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 west of Lion Rock.

Lion Rock

Latitude
51.2825° or 51° 16′ 57″ north
Longitude
-2.76643° or 2° 45′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C3V76MM+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6083451966
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­rock
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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Highlights include Museum of Prehistory and Cheddar Visitor Information Centre.

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