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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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

In “Rising Ground”, a book essentially about the spirit of place, Philip Marsden’s connection is through landscape, particularly in Cornwall where he lives and the Mendips where he grew up.

From Economist • Nov. 13, 2014

I never did hold with master being so free riding over the Mendips at late hours.

From Under the Mendips A Tale by Marshall, Emma

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