"Rock of Ages" is a popular Christian hymn written by the Reformed Anglican minister Augustus Toplady.
The Rock of Ages, Burrington Combe where Rev. Augustus Toplady is reputed to have sheltered from a storm
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Burrington Combe is a Carboniferous Limestone gorge near the village of Burrington, on the north side of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in North Somerset, England.
Rock of Ages (Christian hymn)
…made by Sir W. H. Wills regarding the origin of this hymn. Wills' claim asserted that Toplady drew his inspiration from an incident in the gorge of Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills in England. Toplady, then a curate (assistant Church of England preacher) in the nearby village of Blagdon, was travelling along…
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Aveline's Hole
The combe and surrounding gorse