In the Sedgemoor district of the English county of Somerset

 "'Yes, sir', Hicks said. He was a small young man, very officious, who would never contradict a superior. If Morris claimed the clouds were made of cheese Hicks would just stand to attention, twitch his nose, and swear blind he could smell Cheddar." — Bernard Cornwell

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(in the Sedgemoor district of the English county of Somerset) The historic county of Somerset, in southwestern England, is bordered to the northwest by the Bristol Channel, to the north by Gloucestershire to the east by Wiltshire, to the southeast by Dorset, and to the southwest by Devon. Taunton, in west-central Somerset, is the county town (seat). Today, the geographic county of Somerset includes the entire administrative county and the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset. The geographic county is centered on a low-lying basin called Sedgemoor, near the coast. It is bounded to the northeast by the Mendip Hills and on the west by Exmoor and the Quantock Hills. To the north an area of rolling hills, including the southernmost Cotswolds uplands, descends to the valley of the Avon and the lowlands along the Bristol Channel. The Mendips and the Quantock Hills are designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and a large part of West Somerset is occupied by Exmoor National Park. (Long scenic stretches of the county’s coastline have been selected for conservation.) The geographic county of Somerset is mainly agricultural. Dairy farming and stock raising are important, and there is some market gardening. The county is traditionally associated with cider production, and Cheddar (featured here), a large village -- in the Mendip Hills of the Sedgemoor district) that has given its name to the cheese that was first made here. The Sedgemoor, for which the district is named, is a formerly marshy tract drained and protected from the sea by many dikes; it comprises most of the southeastern part of the district. (It was in the Sedgemoor in July 1685 that James Scott, duke of Monmouth and pretender to the throne, was routed by the forces of James II at the Battle of Sedgemoor.)
+ The parish of Cheddar in the historic county of Somerset, is found at the mouth of a spectacular limestone gorge (now owned by the National Trust) in the Mendip Hills. The gorge and caverns -- in which human remains and artifacts dating to the Stone Age have been found -- attract many tourists. Cheddar cheese was first made in the village here ,at (or before) the beginning of the 12th century ,and was aged in the nearby caves. Although the village of Cheddar has been long associated with its famous cheese (which is now produced locally only in limited volume), it is a more of a market gardening center today, especially for strawberries. (Well, ... I mean, ... did you not know that a Cheddar Pecan Cheese Ring with Strawberry Preserves -- a vintage cheese ring recipe -- has been attributed to former the first lady Rosalynn Carter?)