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Oakhill in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 105 mi or ( 170 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Oakhill is now 12:11 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wells, Southampton, Redlynch, Paulton, and Oxford. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wells . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Oakhill ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Andi and Thomas in the UK
This is an updated of Andi in UK.. This week i had to do some local deliveries so I updated my old video!! Have fun and post comments!!! ..
Relentless NASS 2009
Action sports and music festival in Shepton Mallett, Somerset, featuring the best action sports stars from across the World and a music line up to match including NERD, CKY, Zane Lowe, Scratch Pervert ..
Self Catering Somerset Holiday Cottage
Click here www.spindlecottage.co.uk for more info. Spindle Cottage Holidays Binegar Green Binegar Nr.Bath Somerset BA3 4UE 01749 840497 Spindle cottage is a 17th century cottage high on the Mendip hil ..
37674 at the East Somerset Railway
37674 at the East Somerset Railway Diesel Gala 2004 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Shatter Cave
Shatter Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It falls within the St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest. The name commemorates the damage, done by blasting in the quarry, to some of the decoration within the cave.
Located at 51.23 -2.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Fairy Cave Quarry
Fairy Cave Quarry is between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. Quarrying was first started on the site in the early 1920s. In 1963 the quarry was acquired by Hobbs (Quarries) Ltd. , and production on a much larger scale began. Excavations cut back into the hillside above St Dunstan's Well Rising, a Bristol Water abstraction point (long since abandoned), various caves were intercepted. The quarry ceased production in 1977.
Located at 51.23 -2.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Gurney Slade quarry
Gurney Slade quarry, grid reference ST626497 is a limestone quarry near Gurney Slade between Binegar and Holcombe, on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. Gurney Slade quarry exhibits pale to very dark grey Carboniferous Limestone overlain by red and purple-coloured Triassic breccias and marls with a small faulted block of overlying Lower Jurassic breccias forming an angular unconformity with the Carboniferous Limestone. There is abundant vertical sediment infilled fissures and joints.
Located at 51.25 -2.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Binegar railway station
Binegar railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway in the county of Somerset in England. Opened on 20 July 1874, the station consisted of two platforms, with a building on the down platform. There was a substantial goods yard with two sheds and sidings, controlled from a 24 lever signal box. The station closed to goods in 1963: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
Located at 51.24 -2.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Stoke Lane Slocker
Stoke Lane Slocker is a cave near Stoke St Michael, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in the English county of Somerset. It is 2.18 km in length and reaches a depth of 30m. It was previously known as Stoke Lane Swallet, but now the local name is preferred. The origin of the word "Slocker" is obscure, possibly from "slock" meaning to entice or lure away although the Gaelic word for swallow hole is "sluighaire".
Located at 51.23 -2.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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