2012 : B3114 Lower Street, Chewton Mendip
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2012 : B3114 Lower Street, Chewton Mendip
Image: © Maurice Pullin Taken: 26 Feb 2012
Heading north west to Litton and Chewton Mendip. The source of the River Chew is near here. Wikipedia says "There were several lead mines and stone quarries in the parish.", "On 12 June 1643 the village was the site of a skirmish in the English Civil War, between Royalist forces led by Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon and the parliamentary forces under William Waller including the cavalry unit of Sir Arthur Haselrig known as Haselrig's lobsters." and "The Mendip Engineering Company Ltd was based in Chewton Mendip around the time of World War I. It was originally founded in the early 19th century as Cutler's Green Ironworks and supplied the British Army with swords." among other things.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.277053
Longitude
-2.578566