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Axe (Bristol Channel)

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The River Axe is a river in South West England. The river rises from the ground at Wookey Hole Caves in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, and runs through a V-shaped valley. The geology of the area is limestone and the water reaches Wookey Hole in a series of underground channels that have eroded through the soluble limestone. The river mouth is in Weston Bay on the Bristol Channel. (Wikipedia)

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River Axe (Bristol Channel)

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