Mendips

British

/ ˈmɛndɪps /

plural noun

Also called: Mendip Hills. a range of limestone hills in SW England, in N Somerset: includes the Cheddar Gorge and numerous caves. Highest point: 325 m (1068 ft)

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A short drive across the Mendips, I pop in to a very different day out.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Given the close proximity of Gladstone Hall to Mendips the novelty of this news would, no doubt, be passed to John from friends in Liverpool.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2022

"When I got on top of the Mendips the rain was coming in sideways and I ran half a mile just to get out of it," he said.

From Fox News ● Feb. 14, 2022

A few blocks away is the childhood home of John Lennon himself, called Mendips, where John lived with his Aunt Mimi.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2016

If it came from Bristol in the first instance it had gone now to some unfamiliar wilderness that skirted the whole northeastern slopes of the Mendips.

From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Louis Tracy

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