Cheddar
Cheddar is a big town and civil parish in the Sedgemoor area of the English area of Somerset. It is situated on the southerly side of the Mendip Hills, 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Wells. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Nyland and Bradley Cross. The parish had a population of 5,755 in 2011 and also a property of 8,592 acres (3,477 ha) since 1961. Cheddar Gorge, on the north edge of the town, is the biggest gorge in the United Kingdom and also includes numerous show caverns, consisting of Gough's Cave. The gorge has been a centre of human negotiation because Neolithic times consisting of a Saxon palace. It has a temperate climate and gives an unique geological and biological environment that has actually been identified by the classification of several Sites of Special Scientific Interest. It is also the site of several sedimentary rock quarries. The village provided its name to Cheddar cheese as well as has actually been a centre for strawberry growing. The plant was previously transported on the Cheddar Valley rail line, which enclosed the late 1960s but is currently a cycle course. The village is now a major visitor destination with several social and also community facilities, consisting of the Cheddar Show Caves Museum. The village sustains a range of community teams consisting of spiritual, sporting and cultural organisations. Several of these are based on the site of The Kings of Wessex Academy, which is the biggest academic facility.