Cheddar
Cheddar is a large town and also civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of the English area of Somerset. It is located on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, 9 miles (14 kilometres) north-west of Wells. The civil parish consists of the communities of Nyland and also Bradley Cross. The parish had a population of 5,755 in 2011 and also a property of 8,592 acres (3,477 ha) as of 1961. Cheddar Gorge, on the northern side of the village, is the biggest gorge in the United Kingdom and also consists of several show caves, consisting of Gough's Cave. The gorge has actually been a centre of human settlement because Neolithic times consisting of a Saxon palace. It has a temperate environment and provides a special geological and also biological environment that has been acknowledged by the classification of several Sites of Special Scientific Interest. It is likewise the site of a number of limestone quarries. The village offered its name to Cheddar cheese and also has been a centre for strawberry growing. The crop was formerly moved on the Cheddar Valley railway, which closed in the late 1960s however is now a cycle course. The village is now a major tourist destination with a number of social and area facilities, including the Cheddar Show Caves Museum. The town supports a variety of community teams consisting of spiritual, showing off and cultural organisations. Numerous of these are based upon the site of The Kings of Wessex Academy, which is the largest instructional facility.
