Wookey Hole Caves

series of limestone caverns in Somerset county, England
Place show_cave Q4274972
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Wookey Hole Caves

Summary

Wookey Hole Caves is a show cave[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of show_cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wookey Hole Caves is located in St Cuthbert Out[3].
  • Wookey Hole Caves is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's instance of is recorded as show cave[5].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's Commons category is recorded as Wookey Hole Caves[7].
  • Wookey Hole Caves comprises Q140139092[8].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's OS grid reference is recorded as ST5321547871[9].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.228055555556, 'longitude': -2.6713888888889}[10].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.2281, 'longitude': -2.6714}[11].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's official website is recorded as https://www.wookey.co.uk/[12].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[13].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's described by source is recorded as showcaves.com[14].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's described by source is recorded as Mendip Cave Registry and Archive[15].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's described by source is recorded as XXVI.—A Late-Celtic and Romano-British Cave-dwelling at Wookey-Hole, near Wells, Somerset[16].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's described by source is recorded as The Romano-British finds from Wookey Hole: A re-appraisal (1990)[17].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's described by source is recorded as Romano-British cemetery in the Fourth Chamber of the Wookey Hole Cave, Somerset[18].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's has characteristic is recorded as tourist attraction[19].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's length is recorded as {'amount': '+3659'}[20].
  • Wookey Hole Caves dates from the British Iron Age[21].
  • Wookey Hole Caves dates from the Romano-British period[22].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's mountain range is recorded as Mendip Hills[23].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Temples in Roman Britain[24].
  • Wookey Hole Caves's historic county is recorded as Somerset[25].

Body

Geography

Wookey Hole Caves is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in St Cuthbert Out[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wookey Hole Caves's length is recorded as {'amount': '+3659'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include show cave[5] and archaeological site[6].

Why It Matters

Wookey Hole Caves ranks in the top 4% of show_cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Liber008 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Culture → —
    Location → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51639|batch #51639]]"
  2. 13w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → show cave, archaeological site
    Has characteristic → tourist attraction
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
  3. 16w ago · Liber008 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage gateway id → 24355&resourceID=100
    Historic england research records id → 197048
    The rural settlement of roman britain id → 21088
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 51.228055555556, 'longitude': -2.6713888888889}, {'latitude': 51.2281, 'longitude': -2.6714}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36046|batch #36046]]"
  4. 16w ago · Liber008 · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Q140139092
    Instance of → show cave, archaeological site
    Time period → British Iron Age, Romano-British period
    Significant event → archaeological excavation
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35930|batch #35930]]"
  5. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Cave", "WookeyHoleCaves::782cs"]
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 51.228055555556, 'longitude': -2.6713888888889}, {'latitude': 51.2281, 'longitude': -2.6714}
    Coordinates → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Cave", "WookeyHoleCaves::782cs"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257131|batch #257131]]"
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