Cheddar
Cheddar is a huge town and also civil parish in the Sedgemoor area of the English county of Somerset. It is positioned on the southern side of the Mendip Hills, 9 miles (14 kilometres) north-west of Wells. The civil parish includes the districts of Nyland as well as Bradley Cross. The church had a population of 5,755 in 2011 and also an acreage of 8,592 acres (3,477 ha) since 1961. Cheddar Gorge, on the northern edge of the village, is the biggest gorge in the United Kingdom and also includes several show caverns, consisting of Gough's Cave. The gorge has actually been a centre of human settlement since Neolithic times including a Saxon royal residence. It has a temperate environment and also supplies an one-of-a-kind geological as well as organic environment that has been identified by the classification of numerous Sites of Special Scientific Interest. It is additionally the site of several limestone quarries. The town provided its name to Cheddar cheese and also has been a centre for strawberry expanding. The plant was formerly transported on the Cheddar Valley rail line, which closed in the late 1960s but is now a cycle course. The village is currently a significant visitor location with several social and also neighborhood centers, including the Cheddar Show Caves Museum. The village supports a selection of neighborhood groups including spiritual, sporting and also cultural organisations. Several of these are based on the site of The Kings of Wessex Academy, which is the biggest educational establishment.
