Cheddar in southwest England
Thursday, 26 September 2013 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien Category/Kategorie: General
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Aerial view of Cheddar Gorge © Adrian Pingstone
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Cheddar is a large village and civil parish in the
Sedgemoor district of the English county of
Somerset . It is situated on the southern edge of the
Mendip Hills , 9 miles (14 km) north-west of
Wells . The civil parish includes the hamlets of Nyland and Bradley Cross. The village, which has its own parish council, has a population of 5,093 and the parish has an acreage of 8,592 acres (3,477.1 ha)
Cheddar Gorge , on the northern edge of the village, is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom and includes several show caves including Gough’s Cave . The gorge has been a centre of human settlement since Neolithic times, including a Saxon palace. It has a temperate climate and provides a unique geological and biological environment that has been recognised by the designation of several Sites of Special Scientific Interest . It is also the site of several limestone quarries. The village gave its name to Cheddar cheese and has been a centre for strawberry growing, with the crop being transported on the Cheddar Valley line , which closed in the late 1960s but is now a cycle path. It is now a major tourist destination with several cultural and community facilities, including the Cheddar Show Caves Museum .
Toy and Model Museum on Cliff Road © geograph.org.uk - mick finn/cc-by-sa-2.0
Cheddar Ales is a small brewery based in the village, producing beer for local
public houses . Tourism is a significant source of employment. Around 15 percent of employment in Sedgemoor is provided by tourism, but within Cheddar it is estimated to employ as many as 1,000 people. The village also has a youth hostel, and a number of camping and caravan sites.
The village of Cheddar had been important during the
Roman and
Saxon eras. There was a royal palace at Cheddar during the Saxon period, which was used on three occasions in the 10th century to host the
Witenagemot . The ruins of the palace were excavated in the 1960s. They are located on the grounds of
The Kings of Wessex Academy, together with a 14th century chapel dedicated to
St. Columbanus . Roman remains have also been uncovered at the site. Cheddar was listed in the
Domesday Book of 1086 as
Ceder .
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CheddarVillage.co.uk ,
Cheddar Gorge ,
VisitSomerset.co.uk – Cheddar ,
Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company and
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