Towns & cities · South West England
Wookey
Wookey — village and civil parish in Somerset, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Wookey is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,249 people. Address: BA5. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, UK". Coordinates: 51.2094°, -2.6915°.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wookey is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Wells, on the River Axe in Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Henton and the nearby hamlets of Yarley and Bleadney where the River Axe travels the length of the village. There used to be a port at Bleadney on the river in the 8th century which allowed goods to be brought to within 3 miles (5 km) of Wells. Wookey is often confused with its sister village Wookey Hole (2 miles to the north), site of the Wookey Hole Caves.
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Background
History
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, possibly appearing also as Woky. One mile north-west of Polsham, but within the parish of Wookey, are the earthwork remains of Fenny Castle, a motte and bailey castle sited on a natural hillock. The parish was part of the hundred of Wells Forum. 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…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2094, -2.6915
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Wookey
- Postcode
- BA5
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Population
- 1,249
- Official site
- neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1863484 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wookey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wookey church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wookey?
- Wookey is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BA5), in the parish of Wookey.
- Is Wookey a protected site?
- Yes — Wookey is part of the MENDIP National Nature Reserve.
- Is Wookey free to visit?
- Yes, Wookey is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wookey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BA5. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.