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References
- ↑ "Hillier's Cave". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive.
- ↑ Johnson, Peter (1967). The History of Mendip Caving. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
- ↑ Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-9500433-6-4.
