15 Apr
Windows | Wooden
Cheddar - BS27
Enquiry from: Paul H
Start Date: Immediate
Replacing rear wooden door and frame with UPVC/Composite rear door
Cheddar
Cheddar is a big village as well as civil parish in the Sedgemoor area of the English county of Somerset. It is positioned on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Wells. The civil parish consists of the hamlets of Nyland and also Bradley Cross. The parish 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 village, is the largest gorge in the UK as well as includes numerous show caverns, including Gough's Cave. The gorge has been a centre of human negotiation since Neolithic times including a Saxon palace. It has a pleasant climate as well as gives a distinct geological and also biological setting that has been identified by the classification of a number of Sites of Special Scientific Interest. It is also the site of numerous limestone quarries. The village provided its name to Cheddar cheese and has actually been a centre for strawberry growing. The crop was previously carried on the Cheddar Valley railway, which enclosed the late 1960s but is now a cycle course. The town is now a significant visitor destination with several cultural and also neighborhood facilities, including the Cheddar Show Caves Museum. The village sustains a variety of community groups including spiritual, sporting as well as cultural organisations. Numerous of these are based upon the site of The Kings of Wessex Academy, which is the biggest academic facility.
