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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Wookey Hole
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(3km/2m N of Wells) Series of caves worn by the river Axe on its course through the Mendips. They have been continuously either lived in or visited since prehistoric times. The most spectacular of the stalagmites, known as the Witch of Wookey, is traditionally said to be a petrified old woman.
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