Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cheddar

Cheddar, par. and vil. with ry. sta., mid. Somerset, at entrance of Cheddar Cliffs ravine, 2½ miles SE. of Axbridge and 140 miles SW. of London, 6998 ac., pop. 2366; P.O., T.O.; has long been famous for its cheese.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Cheddar CP/AP       Somerset AncC
Place: Cheddar

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