Wookey Hole
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Wookey Hole, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalene and Wells Cathedral.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Church of England church in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England, dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. The church, which was designed by Benjamin Ferrey and his son, was built in 1873-74 and has been a Grade II listed building since 2004.
Wells Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Wells Cathedral is situated 2 miles southeast of Wookey Hole.
St Paul’s Church, Easton
Church
Photo: Des Costello, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paul's Church is a Church of England church in Easton, Somerset, England. The church, which was designed by Richard Carver and built in 1843, has been a Grade II listed building since 1987.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wells and Westbury-sub-Mendip.
Wells
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wells is the smallest city in England, with a population of around 10,000. It is in Somerset in the south-west of the country.
Westbury-sub-Mendip
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Westbury-sub-Mendip is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village is on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills, 4 miles from Wells and Cheddar. The parish boundary is formed by the River Axe. Westbury-sub-Mendip is situated 2 miles west of Wookey Hole.
Priddy
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and 4 miles north-west of Wells. The village lies in a small hollow near the summit of the Mendip range of hills, at an elevation of 260 metres above sea-level, and has evidence of occupation since Neolithic times. Priddy is situated 2 miles north of Wookey Hole.
Wookey Hole
- Category: locality
- Location: St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22626° or 51° 13′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.67603° or 2° 40′ 34″ westElevation
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
9C3V68GF+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 29673822OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Wookey Hole” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Wookey Hole”
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- Italian: “Wookey Hole”
- Japanese: “ウーキー・ホール”
- Kongo: “Wookey Hole”
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- Wolof: “Wookey Hole”
- Zulu: “Wookey Hole”
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