Charterhouse lead works

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Charterhouse lead works is one of two preceptories the Albion Guide charts in Somerset. The surrounding countryside is part of the Mendip Hills National Landscape. The nearest railway station is Yatton, 13.1 km to the north-west. The nearest other preceptory of the military orders is Charterhouse Camp, 0.3 km to the north-east.

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