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{{Geobox|Protected area
<!-- *** Name section *** -->
| name =MendipPentland Hills
| native_name =
| other_name =
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| category_iucn =
<!-- *** Image *** -->
| image = CrookPentland PeakHills towardsfrom Compton HillAllermuir.jpg
| image_size = 243
| image_caption = The MendipPentland Hills seen from [[Crook Peak to Shute ShelveAllermuir Hill|Crook Peak]], near [[Compton Bishop]]
| image_alt=Rocks in front of grassy open spaces with walkers. Hills in the distance
<!-- *** Country etc. *** -->
| country = EnglandScotland
| country1 =
| state =
| state1 =
| region = Somerset
| region_type = County
| district = NorthCity Somersetof Edinburgh
| district1 = MendipMidlothian
| district2 = SedgemoorWest Lothian
| district3 = BathScottish & North East SomersetBorders
| district3 = South Lanarkshire
| city_type = Settlements
| city = WellsEdinburgh
| city1 = CheddarPenicuik
| city2 = SheptonWest MalletLinton
<!-- *** Geography *** -->
| location =
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| width = 10
| width_orientation = North–South
| highest = BeaconScald BatchLaw
| highest location = Black Down, Somerset
| highest_lat_d = 51
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| map_locator_y =
| map_size = 243
| map_caption = Location of the MendipPentland Hills in the UK
| map_locator = UK
| map_first =
| map_alt= Map of EnglandGreat and WalesBritain with a red dot representing the location of the MendipPentland Hills onin the northern coastsouth-east of the south-west peninsulaScotland
|<!-- *** Website *** --> website = [http://www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk/index.php www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk]
}}
The '''MendipPentland Hills''' (commonly called the '''MendipsPentlands''') isare a range of [[limestone]] hills to the south of [[Bristol]] and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in [[Somerset]], England. Running east to west between [[Weston-super-Mare]] and [[Frome]], the hills overlook the [[Somerset Levels]] to the south and the [[River Avon, Bristol|Avon Valley]] to the north. The hills give their name to the local government district of [[Mendip]], which administers most of the area.
 
The hills are largely formed from [[Carboniferous limestone]], which is quarried at several sites. The higher, western part of the hills has been designated an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONB), which gives it a level of protection comparable to a [[national park]]. The AONB is {{Unit area|sqkm|198|0}}.<ref name=AONBFAQ>{{cite web | url= http://www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk/faqs.php | publisher= Mendip Hills AONB | title= Frequently Asked Questions | accessdate= 2 March 2009}}</ref> The Mendip Hills AONB and Somerset County Council's outdoor education centre is at the [[Charterhouse, Somerset|Charterhouse]] Centre near [[Blagdon]].
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