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Hinton Blewett

Civil parishes in SomersetMendip HillsUse British English from August 2012Villages in Bath and North East Somerset
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Hintonblewittpubandchurch

Hinton Blewett is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Wells and 15 miles (24.1 km) south of Bristol on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills, within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and in the Chew Valley near the source of the River Chew. The parish has a population of 308.

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Church of St James, Cameley
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Church of St Nicholas and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Stowey
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