Yeovil
Yeovil County Court
Yeovil shown within Somerset
Population	41,871[1]
OS grid reference	ST552164
District	South Somerset
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YEOVIL
Postcode district	BA20, BA21, BA22
Dialling code	01935
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Yeovil
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 50°56′43″N 2°38′13″W / 50.9452, -2.637

Yeovil (pronounced /ˈjovɪl/) is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 and A37. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Bath postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bath, Bradford on Avon, Bruton, Castle Cary, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Avon & Somerset Constabulary is the Home Office Police force in England responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Somerset and The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service or FRS, covering the counties of Devon and Somerset; it Divisions & Stations The trust is split into 2 divisions West - Devon and Cornwall including West Divisional HQ 999 and PTS Control at South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Yeovil is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and hamlets in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The A30 is an old Trunk road (main road which runs from central London to Land's End, the westernmost point of the mainland of southern Great Britain ( though The A37 is a major Road in southern England. It runs north from the A35 at Dorchester in Dorset into Somerset through It has a population of 41,871 at the 2001 census (est. 42,500 in 2006). The town lies within the local district of South Somerset and the Yeovil parliamentary constituency. South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. Yeovil is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It has palaeolithic remains, was on an old Roman road and was recorded in the Domesday Book as the town of Givle. The term Paleolithic (or Palaeolithic) (from Greek παλαιός palaios, " Old " and λίθος Lithos, "stone" The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey It has been a centre of the aircraft and defence industries.

Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 Geography 3.1 Climate 4 Demography 5 Economy 6 Landmarks 7 Transport 8 Education 8.1 Westfield School 9 Religious sites 10 Suburbs 11 Sport 12 Notable residents 13 Media references 14 International links 15 References 16 See also 17 External links

History

The name "Yeovil" comes via Anglo-Saxon from a corruption of the Celtic gifl "forked river",^[2] or 'The river noble' from the Old English ea and aerel,^[3] which became Givele. The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family.

Archaeological surveys have indicated signs of activity from the palaeolithic period, with burial and occupation sites located principally to the south of the modern town. ^[4]

Yeovil was on the main Roman road from Dorchester to the Fosse Way at Ilchester. The Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate news Dorchester is a Market town in southern central Dorset, England, on the River Frome at the junction of the A35 and A37 The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter ( Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England to Lincoln Ilchester is a Village and Civil parish, situated on the River Yeo five Miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of The route of the old road is aligned with the A37 from Dorchester, Hendford Hill, Rustywell, aross the Westland site, to Larkhill Road, and Vagg Lane, rejoining the A37 at the Halfway House pub on the Ilchester Road. The A37 is a major Road in southern England. It runs north from the A35 at Dorchester in Dorset into Somerset through The Westland site has evidence of a small Roman town. ^[5] There were several Roman villas (estates) in the area, including finds at East Coker, West Coker and Lufton. A Roman villa is a Villa that was built or lived in during the Roman republic and the Roman Empire. East Coker is a village and Parish in Somerset, England, situated two Miles south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district West Coker is a village and Parish in Somerset, England, situated three Miles southwest of Yeovil in the South Somerset ^[6][4]

First recorded in the Domesday Book as the town of Givle,^[3] it features as a thriving market community, with a population of around 1000. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey In 1205 it was granted a charter by King John. John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death ^[7] By the 14th century, the town had gained the right to elect a portreeve. This article refers to the political appointment portreeve; for the town in Canada see Portreeve. ^[7] The Black Death exacted a heavy toll, killing approximately half the population. The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia ^[3] In 1499 a major fire broke out in the town, destroying many of the wooden, thatched roofed buildings. Yeovil suffered further serious fires, in 1620 and again in 1643. ^[4]

At the time of the 1801 Census, the population of Yeovil was about 2,800. The Census Act 1800 also known as the Population Act 1800 (citation 41 Geo ^[7] During the 1800s Yeovil was a centre of the glove making industry and by 1853 was connected to the rest of Britain via railway and soon after, in 1856, the town gained borough status and was given a mayor. A glove ( Middle English from Old English glof) is a type of Garment (and more specifically a Fashion In the early 20th century Yeovil had around 11,000 inhabitants and was dominated by the defence industry, making it a target of German raids during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

In April 2006 Yeovil became the first town in Britain to institute a somewhat controversial system of biometric fingerprint scanning in nightclubs. Biometrics ( ancient Greek: bios life metron measure refers to two very different fields of study and application A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger Individuals wishing to gain access to one of the town's nightclubs are being asked in the first instance to submit their personal details for inclusion in a central system. This includes a photograph and index fingerprint. Thereafter, each entry to one of the participating premises will require a fingerprint scan. If the system is proved successful at reducing crime and violence, it will be introduced in towns throughout the country. ^[8][9]

In late July 2007, South Somerset District Council plans were made public by the Western Gazette to build a £21m 'Yeovil Sports Zone' on Yeovil Recreation Ground,^[10] which has been a popular open green space used by the local community for over seventy years. The Western Gazette is a newspaper published in Yeovil, Somerset, England. Residents are currently fighting to protect the Rec. ^[11][12] The free, informal recreational space of Mudford Rec, as it is known colloquially, was frequented by England Cricket great Ian Botham during his childhood stay in Yeovil. Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test Cricketer and Test team captain and current ^[13]

Governance

Officially designated as a borough in 1854, the town continued to lend its name to the area with the creation of the local government district of Yeovil on 1 April 1974 with the merging several neighbouring rural and urban districts which is today known as South Somerset. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. ^[7]

Yeovil is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Yeovil is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member The constituency covers the towns of Yeovil, Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster in Somerset. Chard is a town and Civil parish in the county Somerset, England, situated on the A30 road near the Devon border south west of Crewkerne is a Town in Somerset, England, situated south west of Yeovil and east of Chard in the South Somerset district Ilminster is a country Town and Civil parish in the countryside of south west Somerset, England, with a population of 4781 Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Until 1983 Somerset was split into four constituencies and Yeovil constituency also contained the towns of Ilchester, Martock and Somerton but they were moved into the newly created constituency of Somerton and Frome. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Ilchester is a Village and Civil parish, situated on the River Yeo five Miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Martock is a large village and Civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the Somerset Levels seven Miles north Somerton is a town in the English County of Somerset, on the River Cary, near Yeovil and Street, northeast of Somerton and Frome is a Constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From the next election, Yeovil constituency will contain Ilchester once again to equalise the populations of the Somerset constituencies. Ilchester is a Village and Civil parish, situated on the River Yeo five Miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of The Boundary Commission for England estimate the electorate of Yeovil constituency after the pending boundary changes to be 77,049. The current MP is David Laws, a member of the Liberal Democrats. David Anthony Laws (born 30 November 1965 is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the ^[14]

Residents of Yeovil also form part of the electorate for the South West England constituency for elections to the European Parliament. South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU ^[15]

Geography

Yeovil is situated at the Southern Boundary of Somerset, close to the border with Dorset, 130 miles (209 km) from London, 40 miles (64 km) south of Bristol and 30 miles (48 km) from Taunton. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Taunton is the County town of Somerset, England. The Unparished area (or former Municipal borough) of Taunton has a Population

The suburbs include: Summerlands, Hollands, Houndstone, Preston Plucknett, Penn Mill, New Town, Hendford.

Outlying villages include East Coker , Evershot, Halstock, Stoford, Sutton Bingham, Mudford and Yetminster. East Coker is a village and Parish in Somerset, England, situated two Miles south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district Evershot is a village in west Dorset, England, eight Miles south of Yeovil. Halstock is a village in north west Dorset, England, five Miles south of Yeovil. Stoford is a small village which runs into another small village Barwick, just outside Yeovil, Somerset, England. Sutton Bingham is a small hamlet of approximately eight buildings in the Civil parish of East Coker, near Yeovil, Somerset, including Sutton Mudford is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated three miles from Yeovil in the South Somerset district Yetminster is a village in north west Dorset, England, five Miles south west of Sherborne. Other nearby villages include Bradford Abbas, Corscombe, Montacute (where one will find Montacute House), and Pendomer. Bradford Abbas is a village in north west Dorset, England, three Miles south east of Yeovil and five miles south west of Sherborne. Corscombe is a small village in west Dorset, England, halfway between Yeovil and Beaminster. Montacute is a small Village in Somerset, England, four miles west of Yeovil. Montacute House, situated in the South Somerset Village of Montacute, is described by its owners the National Trust, as "one of the glories Closworth is a village and Parish in Somerset, England, situated five Miles south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district The village of Brympton, now almost a suburb of Yeovil, contains the medieval manor of Brympton d'Evercy. Brympton is a village and Parish in Somerset, UK, situated two Miles west of Yeovil on the A3088 road in the South South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. This article is about the medieval system "Manors" redirects here Brympton d'Evercy is a Manor house near Yeovil in the County of Somerset, England Tintinhull is also a village close to Yeovil featuring the National Trust owned Tintinhull House and Gardens. This article is about a village in England For the Australian village see Tintinhull New South Wales. This article is about a village in England For the Australian village see Tintinhull New South Wales.

Climate

Along with the rest of South West England, Yeovil has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of the country. South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to The annual mean temperature is approximately 10 °C (50. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. 0 °F) and shows a seasonal and a diurnal variation, but due to the modifying effect of the sea the range is less than in most other parts of the UK. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 Diurnal motion is an astronomical term referring to the apparent daily motion of Stars around the Earth, or more precisely around the two January is the coldest month with mean minimum temperatures between 1 °C (33. 8 °F) and 2 °C (35. 6 °F). July and August are the warmest months in the region with mean daily maxima around 21 °C (69. 8 °F).

The south-west of England has a favoured location with respect to the Azores high pressure when it extends its influence north-eastwards towards the UK, particularly in summer. The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from Convective cloud often forms inland however, especially near hills, reducing the number of hours of sunshine. Convection in the most general terms refers to the movement of molecules within Fluids (i The average annual sunshine totals around 1,600 hours.

Rainfall tends to be associated with Atlantic depressions or with convection. A low pressure area, or " low " is a region where the Atmospheric pressure is lower in relation to the surrounding area The Atlantic depressions are more vigorous in autumn and winter and most of the rain which falls in those seasons in the south-west is from this source. Average rainfall is around 31 inches (787 mm)–35 inches (889 mm). Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to About 8–15 days of snowfall is typical. November to March have the highest mean wind speeds, with June to August having the lightest winds. The predominant wind direction is from the south-west. ^[16]

Yeovilton climate: Average maximum and minimum temperatures, and average rainfall recorded between 1971 and 2000 by the Met Office. For the UKMET model see Tropical cyclone forecast model. The Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average max. temperature °C (°F) 8. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 1 (46. 6) 8. 3 (46. 9) 10. 6 (51. 1) 12. 9 (55. 2) 16. 5 (61. 7) 19. 3 (66. 7) 21. 7 (71. 1) 21. 5 (70. 7) 18. 6 (65. 5) 14. 8 (58. 6) 11. 1 (52. 0) 9. 0 (48. 2) 14. 4 (57. 9) Average min. temperature °C (°F) 1. 4 (34. 5) 1. 3 (34. 3) 2. 7 (36. 9) 3. 7 (38. 7) 6. 8 (44. 2) 9. 7 (49. 5) 11. 9 (53. 4) 11. 7 (53. 1) 9. 6 (49. 3) 6. 9 (44. 4) 3. 6 (38. 5) 2. 4 (36. 3) 6. 0 (42. 8) Rainfall inches (mm) 2. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to 84 (72. 0) 2. 19 (55. 6) 2. 23 (56. 6) 1. 86 (47. 3) 1. 93 (48. 9) 2. 25 (57. 2) 1. 93 (48. 9) 2. 23 (56. 6) 2. 54 (64. 5) 2. 67 (67. 9) 2. 59 (65. 8) 3. 28 (83. 3) 28. 52 (724. 5) Source: Met Office

Demography

Yeovil has a population of 41,871 at the 2001 census (est. 42,500 in 2006).

Population since 1801 - Source: A Vision of Britain through Time
Year	1801	1851	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Population South Somerset[17]	70,769	93,075	85,080	84,280	85,001	85,729	92,313	99,407	106,462	114,020	129,310	143,395	150,974

Economy

AgustaWestland manufactures helicopters in Yeovil,^[18] and Normalair Garratt, builder of aircraft oxygen systems, is also based in the town. Westland Aircraft was a British Aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil in Somerset. AgustaWestland is a Helicopter design and manufacturing company based in Italy and the United Kingdom. Normalair Garrett Limited (NGL, or Normalair was a British manufacturing company based in Yeovil, Somerset, England ^[19]

Yeovil's reputation as a centre of the aircraft and defence industries lived on into the 21st century despite attempts at diversification, and the creation of numerous industrial estates, the principal employer is the aviation group AgustaWestland. AgustaWestland is a Helicopter design and manufacturing company based in Italy and the United Kingdom. This firm was created through the acquisition of Westland Helicopters by Agusta in 2000. Westland Aircraft was a British Aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil in Somerset. In January 1986 the proposed sale of Westland to the American Sikorski Fiat group led to a crisis in the Thatcher government, the resignation of Michael Heseltine as Defence Secretary and the resignation two weeks later of the Trade and Industry Secretary Leon Brittan after his admission of leaking of a governmental law officer's letter which harshly criticised Mr Heseltine. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC (born 21 March 1933 is a Welsh -born British businessman and Conservative The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. The Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry before the June 28, 2007 Leon Brittan Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, QC, PC (born 25 September 1939 in North London, United Kingdom) is a Barrister, a

British defence giant BAE Systems also operate a site which produces high-integrity networked software solutions primarily for the military. BAE Systems plc (BAE is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, England, that has global interests particularly

Landmarks

The Museum of South Somerset is in Hendford. Barwick is a village and Parish in Somerset, England, situated two Miles south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district

Yeovil has two theatres, a ten-screen cinema and 18-lane ten-pin bowling alley.

Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides local health services.

One of the symbols of Yeovil is Jack the Treacle Eater, a folly consisting of a small archway topped by a turret with a statue on top. This is actually located in the village of Barwick, just to the south of the town. Barwick is a village and Parish in Somerset, England, situated two Miles south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district

Transport

The town has two railway stations on two separate railway lines. Yeovil Pen Mill is on the Bristol to Weymouth line served by the First Great Western train operating company, whilst Yeovil Junction is on the London Waterloo to Exeter line served by South West Trains. Yeovil Pen Mill railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Yeovil in the English county of Somerset. The Heart of Wessex Line, also known as the Bristol to Weymouth line, is a United Kingdom railway line that runs from Bristol to Westbury First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates The term train operating company (abbreviated to TOC is used in the United Kingdom to describe the various businesses operating passenger trains on the railway Yeovil Junction Railway Station serves the town of Yeovil, Somerset, England. The West of England Main Line is a British railway line running from London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids. South West Trains ( SWT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom, providing Train services to the south-west of London chiefly Both stations are situated some distance from the centre of Yeovil, with Pen Mill station being just under one mile to the east and Junction station being just over one mile to the south. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States

Yeovil also has a bus service provided by First Avon and Somerset along with coach services from Bakers and South West Tours. First Somerset & Avon is a company providing bus services in Bath and Somerset.

Education

Yeovil is home to a number of primary and secondary schools, including Preston School, whose past pupils include actress Sarah Parish, Buckler's Mead School Sir Ian Botham's former School and Westfield School, which is also a science college. Preston School is a Comprehensive school with specialist Business and Enterprise College status in in Yeovil, Somerset, England Sarah Parish (born 7 June 1968) is an English actress. Parish is known for her work on such TV series as Peak Practice Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test Cricketer and Test team captain and current Further Education is principally offered by Yeovil College,^[20] with land-based studies available through a Yeovil centre of Bridgwater College,^[21] and some provision through private providers. Bridgwater College is a Further education college based in Somerset. It also contains one higher education university centre, University Centre Yeovil. The registered awarding body for the university centre is Bournemouth University. Bournemouth University is a University in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK (although its main campus is actually situated in

Westfield School

Westfield School is situated on Westfield Road. Westfield School may refer to In the United Kingdom: Westfield School Bourne, in Lincolnshire Westfield School Bourne End a special It has 4 main buildings on site and over 15 different facilities. Westfield is a science college and has some of the best science facilities in somerset.

Religious sites

The Church of St John The Baptist dates from the late 14th century. The tower is 92 feet (28 m) high, in 4-stages with set back offset corner buttresses. It is capped by openwork balustrading eatching the parapets which are from the 19th century. There are two-light late 14th century windows on all sides at bell-ringing and bell-chamber levels, the latter having fine pierced stonework grilles. There is a stair turret to the north-west corner, with a Weather vane termination. A weather vane, also called a wind vane, is a movable device attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind The tower contains two bells dating from 1728 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family in Chew Stoke. The Bilbie family were bell founders and Clockmakers based initially in Chew Stoke, Somerset and later at Cullompton, Devon Chew Stoke is a small village and Civil parish in the Chew Valley, in Somerset, England about south of Bristol. The "Great Bell" was recast from 4,502 pounds (2,042 kg/321. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 6 st) to 4,992 lb (2,264 kg/356. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most 6 st). ^[22] It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance ^[23]

Suburbs

Houndstone, Hollands, Summerlands, Penn Mill, Preston Plunkett, New Town, Hendford, Old Town.

Sport

The local football team Yeovil Town F.C. play in green and white livery. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Yeovil Town FC is an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. Known as the 'Glovers' (a reference to the town's glove-making past), they won promotion to Division Three as Football Conference champions. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the ^[24] They had achieved numerous FA Cup victories over Football League sides in the past 50 years, and since joining the elite they have won promotion again – as League Two champions in 2005. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of They came close to yet another promotion in 2007, when they reached the League One playoff final, but lost to Blackpool at the newly reopened Wembley Stadium. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England.

Notable residents

• T. S. Eliot - Famous poet, overall winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, buried in nearby East Coker. Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred East Coker is a village and Parish in Somerset, England, situated two Miles south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district
• Jim Cregan, guitarist with original Cockney Rebel. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s
• Robert Harbin - born in 1526, was a mercer by profession, who lived and died in Yeovil. Merchants function as professionals who deal with Trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves in order to produce Profit. He is buried in St. John the Baptist Church. His house, located at the edge of town and named Newton Surmaville, was completed in 1612 Robert was granted his coat of arms in May 1612 and given the title "Gentleman". Newton Surmaville is a small park and house south of Yeovil, Somerset in the district of South Somerset. He was not knighted.
• Michael T. Davies, Traditionalist Catholic writer and public figure (born in Yeovil in 1936)
• William K. Everson - the film historian. Michael Davies ( March 13 1936 - September 25 2004) was a British teacher and Traditionalist Catholic writer of many books Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William K Everson ( April 8, 1929, Yeovil, Somerset England - April 14, 1996, New York City) was an
• PJ Harvey - singer and songwriter. Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter.
• Sarah Parish - actress. Sarah Parish (born 7 June 1968) is an English actress. Parish is known for her work on such TV series as Peak Practice
• Sir Ian Botham - cricketer. Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test Cricketer and Test team captain and current
• Sir William Dampier - 17th Century English explorer, the first man to circumnavigate the world twice, and to map Australia. William Dampier ( 5 September 1651 (baptised &ndash March 1715 was an English Buccaneer, sea captain Author and scientific observer Born in nearby East Coker. East Coker is a village and Parish in Somerset, England, situated two Miles south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district
• Stuckley Wescott - Early American (17th century) settler. Co-founder, with Roger Williams and 11 others, of Providence, Rhode Island (1636), early American religious freedom asylum.
• Trevor Peacock currently lives in the area. Trevor Peacock (born 19 May 1931) is an English Character actor who has had roles such as Jim Trott in The Vicar of Dibley Most famous for his role as Jim Trott in The Vicar of Dibley. The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom created by Richard Curtis and written for its lead actress Dawn French, by Curtis and Paul
• Martin Cranie - Plays Defence for Portsmouth Football Club. Martin James Cranie (born 23 September 1986 in Yeovil, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for on loan
• Steve Kitch - DJ and Producer.
• Martin Day - writer. Martin Day (born 1968 is a Screenwriter and Novelist best known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC Television series
• The Pineapple Thief - Indie band. The Pineapple Thief is an Indie rock band, the musical vision of Bruce Soord In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous

Media references

Yeovil is the location for the School of Lifemanship in a series of novels by Stephen Potter: Gamesmanship (1947), Lifemanship (1950), One-Upmanship (1952), Supermanship (1958), Anti-Woo (1965) and The Complete Golf Gamesmanship (1968). Stephen Potter ( 1 February 1900 - December 1969 was a British author best known for his mocking self-help books and film and television derivatives from them though The books were adapted for the 1960 film School for Scoundrels, starring Alastair Sim, Terry-Thomas, Ian Carmichael and Irene Handl^[25], and the opening sequence of the film was shot on location at Yeovil Town Station (since demolished). School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating! is a 1960 British Comedy film, remade in 2006 inspired by the Acting career Preferring the stage, Sim made his London debut in Othello in 1930 Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens ( 14 July 1911 &ndash 8 January 1990) was a distinctive English comic Actor, known Ian Carmichael OBE (born 18 June 1920) is an English Film, stage, Television and Radio Actor Irene Handl ( 27 December, 1901 – 29 November, 1987) was an English film actress noted for her comic and character Later they were adapted by Barry Took into a BBC TV comedy series called One-Upmanship (1974-78), starring Richard Briers and Peter Jones. Barry Took ( 19 June 1928 &ndash 31 March 2002) was an English Comedian, Writer Richard David Briers, CBE (born 14 January 1934 is an English Actor whose career has encompassed the theatre television film and radio Peter Jones (12 June 1920 – 10 April 2000 was an English Actor, Playwright and broadcaster. ^[26]

Yeovil is also one of the three principal locations in John Cowper Powys's 1929 novel, Wolf Solent. John Cowper Powys (ˌdʒɒn ˌkuːpɚ ˈpoʊɪs ( October 8, 1872 - June 17, 1963) was a British writer lecturer and philosopher Powys's father, the Reverend C. F. Powys was vicar at nearby Montacute for 32 years. Yeovil is known in Thomas Hardy's Wessex as "Ivell". Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928 was an English novelist Short story writer and poet of the naturalist movement though he saw West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation.

In the novel The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje, the character of Maddox is cited as living in the nearby village Marston Magna. For the Seinfeld episode see " The English Patient (Seinfeld episode " The English Patient is a Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC (ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː (born 12 September 1943 is a Sri Lankan Canadian Marston Magna is a village and Parish in Somerset, England, situated five Miles north of Yeovil in the South Somerset district In the novel, Maddox's suicide takes place in an unspecified church in Yeovil.

Local band The Chesterfields released a single called 'Last train to Yeovil' and the pop band Bubblegum Splash also released a song called '18:10 to Yeovil Junction'. The Chesterfields were an English Indie pop band from Yeovil in Somerset.

International links

There is, in Johannesburg, South Africa, a suburb called Yeoville which has a link to Yeovil. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Yeoville is a suburb of Johannesburg, in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. It was proclaimed in 1890 by one Thomas Yeo Sherwell, a native of Yeovil. He named the streets after his sons, friends and business associates.

References

See also

• RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)

External links

• Yeovil at the Open Directory Project
• Local Histories-Yeovil
• Yeovil Town Council
• The Somerset Urban Archaeological Survey: Yeovil , by Clare Gathercole
• BBC Somerset

Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, or RNAS Yeovilton, (HMS Heron) is an airfield of the Royal Navy, sited in South West England a few miles The Open Directory Project ( ODP) also known as dmoz (from directory

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