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Wookey, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Somerset - par., 3420 ac., pop. 1017; vil., 2 miles W. of Wells; P.O., and P.O. at Wookey Hole, a noted cavern 2 miles from vil., and said to communicate with the Cheddar cliffs. The Wookey Hole Paperworks are in vicinity.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Wookey CP/AP Somerset AncC |
Place: | Wookey |
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