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HEYDON-DOWN, an eminence on the W border of Somerset; 3½ miles W by N of Wiveliscombe. It is a link in a chain of hills extending eastward from Exmoor; and it commands an extensive view.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "an eminence" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
Administrative units: | Somerset AncC |
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