Priddy Mineries
Priddy Mineries is a nature reserve previously run by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It is in the village of Priddy, on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. The reserve lies 3 miles north of Wells and 1.5 miles east of the village of Priddy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mendips and Priddy Circles.
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.
Priddy Circles
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Priddy Circles are a linear arrangement of four circular earthwork enclosures near the village of Priddy on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The circles have been listed as Scheduled Ancient Monuments, and described as 'probable Neolithic ritual or ceremonial monuments similar to a henge'.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wells and Priddy.
Wells
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wells is the smallest city in England, with a population of around 10,000. It is in Somerset in the south-west of the country. The city is dominated by the magnificent Gothic cathedral and is famous for its remarkably intact ecclesiastical quarter.
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.
East Harptree
Village
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Harptree is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated 5 miles north of Wells and 15 miles south of Bristol, on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills overlooking the Chew Valley.
Priddy Mineries
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Somerset, England
- Categories: heath and recreation area
- Location: Priddy, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2578° or 51° 15′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.6528° or 2° 39′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C3V785W+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1122477462OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=heathWikidata ID
Q7242723
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