Everything about Wookey totally explained
Wookey is a village and
civil parish 2 miles west of
Wells, on the
River Axe in the
Mendip district of
Somerset,
England. It is perhaps best known today for the nearby
Wookey Hole Caves. The parish includes the nearby hamlet of
Yarley.
The name Wookey is thought to come from the
Old English wocig, meaning an animal trap. An alternative explanation has been offered which suggests it comes from the Celtic word
ogof meaning cave.
The now-closed
Wookey Station, once lying on
Cheddar Valley line branch of the
Bristol and Exeter Railway, is a
geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The village included a manor house built by Bishop
Jocelin of Wells in the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the
16th century and is now a farmhouse and grade II*
listed building. It was granted to the dean of
Wells by
Bishop Robert, rebuilt by
Bishop Reginald and assigned to the sub dean of the
cathedral in 1209. The south chancel is thought to have been built to house the memorial to
Thomas Clerke in 1556. which is named after the
abbey of the same name in
Ireland.
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