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List Of Scheduled Monuments In Mendip
Mendip is a local government district of Somerset in England. The Mendip district covers a largely rural area of ranging from the Mendip Hills through on to the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 110,000. The administrative centre of the district is Shepton Mallet but the largest town (with more than twice the population of Shepton Mallet) is Frome. A scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or monument which is given legal protection by being placed on a list (or "schedule") by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; Historic England takes the leading role in identifying such sites. The legislation governing this is the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The term "monument" can apply to the whole range of archaeological sites, and they are not always visible above ground. Such sites have to have been deliberately constructed by human activity. They range from prehistoric standing stones and burial si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendip UK Locator Map
Mendip may refer to: * Mendip District, a local government district of Somerset, England *Mendip Hills, a group of hills in Somerset, England **Mendip Way, a footpath across the Mendip Hills **Mendip TV Mast, a transmitter in the Mendips area * Forest of Mendip, an ancient forest in Somerset, England *Baron Mendip, a short-lived title of the Peerage of Great Britain **Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip (1713–1802) *Mendip Power Group, micro electricity generation in the Mendip area *Mendip Rail, freight operating railway company * HMS ''Mendip'' (L60), a Royal Navy destroyer See also *Chewton Mendip, a village in the Mendip Hills *''Mendip Times'', a monthly magazine in the Mendip and Somerset area *Mendip Vale railway station Mendip Vale is the western terminus of the East Somerset Railway The East Somerset Railway is a heritage railway in Somerset, running between Cranmore and Mendip Vale. Prior to the Beeching Axe, the railway was once part of the former ..., west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
