Mendip Hills
E194882
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
hamlet
hill range
limestone gorge
long-distance footpath
reservoir
show cave
village
Mendip Hills is a range of limestone hills in southwest England known for its dramatic gorges, caves, and rich archaeological and natural heritage.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mendip Hills canonical | 25 |
| Masbury summit on Mendips | 1 |
| Mendip | 1 |
| Mendip Hills (part) | 1 |
| Mendip Hills area | 1 |
| Mendip Hills limestone belt | 1 |
| Mendip Hills, England | 1 |
| Mendip plateau | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
ⓘ
hamlet ⓘ hill range ⓘ limestone gorge ⓘ limestone gorge ⓘ limestone gorge ⓘ long-distance footpath ⓘ reservoir ⓘ show cave ⓘ village ⓘ |
| contains |
Bronze Age barrows
ⓘ
Burrington Combe ⓘ Charterhouse ⓘ Cheddar Gorge ⓘ Chew Valley Lake ⓘ Ebbor Gorge ⓘ Iron Age hillforts ⓘ Priddy ⓘ Roman lead mining remains ⓘ Wookey Hole caves ⓘ
surface form:
Wookey Hole Caves
limestone quarries ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designatedAsAONB | 1972 ⓘ |
| drainsTo |
River Axe
ⓘ
River Chew ⓘ |
| elevation | 325 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | limestone ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Carboniferous Limestone ⓘ |
| governingBody | Mendip Hills AONB Partnership ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Black Down ⓘ |
| hasTrail | Mendip Way ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological sites
ⓘ
caves ⓘ gorges ⓘ karst landscape ⓘ natural heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mendip Hills
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Mendip Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ Mendip Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ Mendip Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ Mendip Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ Mendip Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ Somerset ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| locatedNear | Mendip Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Bath
ⓘ
Bristol ⓘ |
| overlooks | Somerset Levels ⓘ |
| partOf |
Somerset Levels
ⓘ
surface form:
Somerset Levels and Moors landscape
|
| popularFor |
caving
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| runsThrough | Mendip Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dairy farming
ⓘ
quarrying ⓘ sheep grazing ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mendip
this entity surface form:
Mendip Hills, England
this entity surface form:
Mendip plateau
subject surface form:
Cheddar Gorge
subject surface form:
Wookey Hole Caves
subject surface form:
Priddy
subject surface form:
Charterhouse
subject surface form:
Burrington Combe
subject surface form:
Ebbor Gorge
subject surface form:
Chew Valley Lake
subject surface form:
Mendip Way
this entity surface form:
Mendip Hills (part)
this entity surface form:
Mendip Hills area
this entity surface form:
Mendip Hills limestone belt
subject surface form:
River Axe (Somerset)
this entity surface form:
Masbury summit on Mendips