Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOLWELL

HOLWELL, a cavern in Spaxton parish, Somerset; a short way S of Spaxton village. It is 127 feet long; extends partly through graywacke slate; and is encrusted with crystals of arragonite.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a cavern"   (ADL Feature Type: "caves")
Administrative units: Spaxton Parish       Somerset Ancient County

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