Mendip - Definition and Overview

Mendip District
Shown within Somerset
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Somerset
Area: - Total	Ranked 51st 739.44 km²
Admin. HQ:	Shepton Mallet
ONS code:	40UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 205th 105,161 142 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.8% White
Politics
Mendip District Council http://www.mendip.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	David Heath, David Heathcoat-Amory

Mendip is a local government district of Somerset in England.

It covers an area of land ranging from the Mendip Hills through on to the Somerset Levels.

Notable towns

• Shepton Mallet - the administrative center
• Frome
• Wells
• Glastonbury
• Street