CHEDDER, (Somerset) on the S. E. side of Axbridge, under the ridge of Mendip-hills. Its Ld. in the R. of Hen. V. took his
name from it. 'Tis famous for very large cheeses of a delicate taste, like the best parmesan, and sold from 6 d. to 8 d. a
pound. The rocks called Chedder-Cliffs lie on the N. W. side of Axbridge, in which is a deep frightful chasm, in the
hollow whereof the road goes towards Bristol; and out of it springs a stream so rapid, that 'tis said to drive 12 mills
within a quarter of a m. of it, before it runs down into the marshes, and joins the little r. Axe. Here was a chantry.