Cheddar Complex
The Cheddar Complex is a 441.3-hectare (1,090-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar around the Cheddar Gorge and north east to Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, notified in 1952.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location within Somerset | |
| Location | Somerset |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | ST465538 |
| Coordinates | 51.28082°N 2.76844°W |
| Interest | Biological and Geological |
| Area | 441.3 hectares (4.413 km2; 1.704 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1952 |
| Natural England website | |
The very large area includes 4 SSSIs formerly known as: Cheddar Gorge SSSI; August Hole/Longwood Swallet SSSI; GB Cavern Charterhouse SSSI; and Charterhouse on-Mendip SSSI.
It is part owned by the National Trust, commercial landowners including the Marquess of Bath's Longleat Estate; and part managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust.
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