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Cheddar Somerset Map

Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West

Explore Cheddar, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cheddar map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceCheddar
Traditional CountySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.275439
Longitude-2.776584
Place TypeVillage

About Cheddar

Cheddar commands the rugged limestone threshold where the Mendip Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, spill their shadow across the Somerset levels. It lies 1.9 miles east-south-east of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 115°T, OS grid ST 459 532), and is situated north-west of Draycott village. Beneath the towering cliffs, the Cheddar Yeo flows with a persistent, cold clarity, carving a path through the limestone that has defined the rhythm of the valley for aeons. Visitors often gather at the Market Cross, a stone relic that anchors the junction of Bath Street and Union Street, where the light catches the weathered masonry in a way that makes the centuries feel thin. Beyond the bustle of the main thoroughfares, the air holds the damp, mineral scent of the deep subterranean caverns that honeycomb the earth nearby. Cheddar retains a quiet gravity, its character shaped by the intersection of ancient royal history and the slow, relentless work of water on rock. Looking upward toward the Cheddar Viewing Tower, the horizon reveals a landscape that feels both meticulously ordered by agriculture and untamed by the high, craggy escarpments. Every stone in Cheddar seems to hold a memory of the persistent transition between the wild heights above and the fertile, flat expanse below.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mendip Hills (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty)locality lies within · 198 ha
  • Market Cross At The Junction Of Bath Street, Union Street And Church Street (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 127° SE
  • Cheddar Yeo (River) — 0.2 mi, 139° SE
  • Roman Settlement Site, Anglo-Saxon And Norman Royal Palace, And St Columbanus' Chapel (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 191° S · 10 ha
  • Cheddar Viewing Tower (Viewpoint) — 0.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Sword In A Stone (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 029° NNE
  • Cox's Cave and The Crystal Quest (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 037° NE
  • Cheddar Rising (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 045° NE
  • Steart Farm Rhyne (River) — 0.6 mi, 226° SW
  • Saye'S Hole, Cheddar Gorge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 051° NE
  • Museum of Prehistory (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 045° NE
  • Warrens Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 348° NNW
  • Gough's Cave (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 047° NE
  • Cheddar Gorge & Caves (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 044° NE
  • Cheddar Gorge (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 052° NE
  • Cheddar Reservoir Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 285° WNW · 106 ha
  • The Perch Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 346° NNW · 73 ha
  • Nyland Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 181° S
  • King John's Hunting Lodge;King John's Hunting Lodge (Axbridge Museum) (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 294° WNW
  • Black Rock (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 061° ENE
  • Top of the Gorge (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 065° ENE
  • Mendip (National Nature Reserve) — 2.0 mi, 255° WSW · 14k acres
  • ROC Post Windscombe (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 340° NNW
  • Rowberrow Warren (Forest / Woodland) — 2.8 mi, 359° N
  • Brimble Pit Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 116° ESE
  • Mendip Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 006° N
  • Rickford Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 026° NNE
  • Priddy Green (Park) — 4.5 mi, 108° ESE
  • Sandford Station Railway Heritage Centre (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 325° NW
  • Banwell Castle (Castle) — 4.9 mi, 313° NW

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About This Cheddar Map Page

Explore Cheddar, Somerset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.275439, -2.776584. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.