Priddy

Also known as Priddy, Somerset

Priddy 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
UK place.postcode_area: BA
UK place.dial_code: 01749
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST527508

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Wikidata facts

Population: 598
Image: Priddy.jpg
Dialing code: 01749

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Commons category: Priddy
OS grid reference: ST527508
postal code: BA5
P8168: John Shipley, Baron Shipley

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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.