Mendips

/ ˈmɛndɪps /

plural noun

1. a range of limestone hills in SW England, in N Somerset: includes the Cheddar Gorge and numerous caves. Highest point: 325 m (1068 ft) Also calledMendip Hills

Example Sentences

It has led to many people moving from London to the Mendips.

From BBC

Radstock is a town, nestled on the edge of the Mendips, close to beautiful countryside - a place where one local told me "stabbings just don't happen here".

From BBC

While that orphanage may have inspired the title, the song "Strawberry Fields Forever," however, was set in John's childhood, during his time at the Mendips, the house he shared with his Aunt Mimi for 15 years.

From Salon

Given the close proximity of Gladstone Hall to Mendips the novelty of this news would, no doubt, be passed to John from friends in Liverpool.

From Salon

So why didn't John reveal the true inspiration for "Strawberry Fields Forever"? To make a declaration that the song was about a reform home for boys would have brought up questions that John didn't want to answer, questions regarding the regime at Mendips.

From Salon