Wookey Hole
Wookey Hole shown within Somerset
OS grid reference	ST530474
District	Mendip
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WELLS
Dialling code	01749
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Wells
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 51°13′26″N 2°40′28″W / 51.2238, -2.6744

Entrance to Wookey Hole village

Glencot House

Wookey Hole is a village close to Wells in Somerset, England. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county 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 districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Mendip is also a shortened name for The Mendip Hills, from which this district takes its name Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping 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 This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Avon & Somerset Constabulary is the Home Office Police force in England responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Somerset and The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service or FRS, covering the counties of Devon and Somerset; it Divisions & Stations The trust is split into 2 divisions West - Devon and Cornwall including West Divisional HQ 999 and PTS Control at South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Wells is a County constituency centred on the city of Wells in Somerset. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and hamlets in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wells is a small Cathedral city and Civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip 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 within the parish of St Cuthbert Out. St Cuthbert Out, sometimes Wells St Cuthbert Out is a Civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.

The name Wookey is thought to come from the Old English wocig (an animal trap). ^[1]

The village of Wookey Hole is dominated by the Wookey Hole Caves tourist site which has show caves, a paper mill and a museum. Wookey Hole Caves is a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset

The village has shops, pubs, restaurants, hotels and a campsite.

Glencot House is a grade II listed country house dating from 1887, by a Mr George and Harold Peto, for W S Hodgkinson. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance Harold Ainsworth Peto (1854 - 1933 was an English Architect and Garden designer He was the son of Samuel Morton Peto of Somerleyton Hall. A report of the building appeared in "The Building News", May 13, 1887 and the architects drawing was exhibited at the Royal Academy, and is now at RIBA. This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA is a Professional body for Architects in the United Kingdom. ^[2]

The 18th century Bubwith farmhouse is also a grade II listed building,^[3] as is the post office in the high street. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance ^[4]

The Monarch's Way and Mendip Way long-distance footpaths both pass through the village. The Monarch's Way is a long-distance footpath in England that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being The Mendip Way is an long-distance footpath across the Mendip Hills from Weston-super-Mare to Frome. Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve is just outside the village. Ebbor Gorge ( is a Limestone Gorge in Somerset, England, close to Wells, designated as a 63

References

1. ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1874336032.  
2. ^ Glencot and terraces at rear. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
3. ^ Bubwith Farmhouse and forecourt wall. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
4. ^ Post Office. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable