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Cox's cave (grid reference ST46465390) is in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The Mendip Hills (commonly called The Mendips) are a range of Limestone hills situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is open to the public as a show cave.

It is named after mill-owner George Cox in 1837, after one of his workmen fell through a hole in the roof while collecting rocks for a new building. [1][2]

The cave consists of seven small grottoes, joined by low archways. One section of the cave is known as the Home of the Rainbow, where traces of minerals have been brought in from the surface, and have given the stalagmite a wide range of colour, from nearly black, green, and orange to pure white. The famous French speleologist, Édouard-Alfred Martel, visited this cave and declared that "out of 600 caves, Cox's was admired the most". Édouard-Alfred Martel ( July 1, 1859, Pontoise - June 3, 1938, Montbrison) the 'father of modern Speleology [3]

References

  1. ^ Cox's Cave. Cheddar Caves. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted
  2. ^ Johnson, Peter (1967). The History of Mendip Caving. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.  
  3. ^ The Caves of Cheddar Gorge. Show Caves of Britain. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted

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The Caves of the Mendip Hills are formed by the particular geology of the Mendip Hills, with large areas of limestone worn away by water makes it a national centre for Caving
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