Priddy
Sign in to savePriddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and north-west of Wells.
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Place details
- Locality
- Priddy
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image
- alt=Large area of green grass with stone farm buildings behind. In the centre is a small thatched wooden building.|240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Priddy Green
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Priddy
- UK place.population
- 624
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.unitary_england
- Somerset Council
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- UK place.post_town
- WELLS
- UK place.postcode_district
- BA5
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Somerset
- Population
- +598
- Image
- Priddy.jpg
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Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and north-west of Wells.
The village lies in a small hollow near the summit of the Mendip range of hills, at an elevation of above sea-level, and has evidence of occupation since Neolithic times. There are remains of lead mining activities and caves in the limestone beneath the village.