Charterhouse-on-Mendip

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Charterhouse-on-Mendip is a small historic village in Somerset, England, known for its lead-mining heritage and scenic location high in the Mendip Hills.

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Charterhouse-on-Mendip canonical 1
Charterhouse-on-Mendip SSSI 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
village
administrativeCounty Somerset
country England
distanceTo approximately 15 km north of Wells
approximately 5 km east of Cheddar
economicHistory lead ore extraction
smelting of lead
elevation high on Mendip plateau
geology Carboniferous Limestone
governedBy Charterhouse-on-Mendip Parish Meeting
hasArchaeologicalInterest Roman amphitheatre-like earthwork
Roman fortlet remains
hasEducationalFacility Charterhouse Centre
linked to: Charterhouse
hasFeature Charterhouse Roman mining complex
disused lead mines
mining spoil heaps
hasHeritageStatus Scheduled Ancient Monument (mining remains)
hasLandscapeType limestone plateau
hasNearbyProtectedArea Mendip Hills SSSI network
linked to: Mendip Hills
hasNearbySite Charterhouse Caving Reserve
Charterhouse Warren Farm Swallet
linked to: Charterhouse

GB Cave
hasReligiousBuilding Church of St Hugh
hasScenicQuality panoramic views over Somerset Levels
historicalPeriod Roman Britain
medieval period
knownFor Roman lead mining
historic mining landscape
lead mining
locatedIn Mendip Hills
Somerset
South West England
linked to: southwest England
locatedNear Blagdon Lake
Cheddar Gorge
Priddy
mineralResource galena
OSGridReference ST5055
partOf Mendip district
linked to: Mendip
postalCounty Somerset
region Mendip Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
roadAccess B3135 road
tourism heritage tourism
walking
usedFor caving activities
field studies
outdoor education

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Charterhouse hasNearbyProtectedArea Charterhouse-on-Mendip SSSI
linked to: Charterhouse-on-Mendip