Cheddar Yeo

Cheddar Yeo
Cheddar Yeo
	The dam at the bottom of Cheddar Gorge
Location
Country	England
District	Somerset
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cheddar, Somerset, England
• coordinates	51°16′54.45″N 2°45′58.93″W / 51.2817917°N 2.7663694°W
Mouth	River Axe
• location	Near Rackley, Somerset, Somerset, England
• coordinates	51°17′22.96″N 2°53′30.37″W / 51.2897111°N 2.8917694°W

The Cheddar Yeo is a small river in Somerset, England.^[1] Beneath the limestone of the Mendip Hills it forms the largest underground river system in Britain.^[2] After emerging into Cheddar Gorge it flows through the village of Cheddar, where it has been used in the past to power mills. From the Middle Ages until the 19th century the river had ports for seagoing vessels but is no longer navigable. Some of the water, which is of good quality, is diverted into Cheddar Reservoir to provide drinking water for Bristol.

^ There are several rivers called the Yeo in the West Country of England: see River Yeo. Yeo is from a Saxon word ēa, meaning simply "river", "stream", or "water" district (cf. French l'eau)'.
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[1] There are several rivers called the Yeo in the West Country of England: see River Yeo. Yeo is from a Saxon word ēa, meaning simply "river", "stream", or "water" district (cf. French l'eau)'.

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