Cheddar
Cheddar is a large village and civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of the English region of Somerset. It is located on the southern side of the Mendip Hills, 9 miles (14 kilometres) north-west of Wells. The civil parish includes the districts of Nyland and Bradley Cross. The church had a population of 5,755 in 2011 and an acreage of 8,592 acres (3,477 ha) since 1961. Cheddar Gorge, on the northern edge of the town, is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom and also consists of numerous program caverns, consisting of Gough's Cave. The gorge has actually been a centre of human negotiation since Neolithic times including a Saxon royal residence. It has a warm environment as well as supplies an unique geological and also biological atmosphere that has actually been recognised by the classification of several Sites of Special Scientific Interest. It is likewise the site of several limestone quarries. The town gave its name to Cheddar cheese and has been a centre for strawberry expanding. The crop was previously transported on the Cheddar Valley railway, which enclosed the late 1960s however is now a cycle path. The village is now a significant tourist location with a number of social as well as area facilities, including the Cheddar Show Caves Museum. The town supports a variety of neighborhood groups consisting of religious, showing off and also cultural organisations. Several of these are based upon the site of The Kings of Wessex Academy, which is the largest instructional establishment.
