Mentioned in (1086) as Givele ‘The river noble’ English ea and placename is river name.
Domesday Book possibly meaning from the Old aerel. The derived from the
Yeovil the major town of South Somerset boasts a fascinating history, the best shopping centre in a very wide area and enough attractions of a holiday. Its modern pedestrian shopping precinct recalls the town’s Roman roots in its name, the Quedam, while housing many national retailers. The town centre also has a major
department store, countless specialist shops and outdoor markets on Tuesdays and Fridays. The thriving livestock market is a constant reminder that, despite its business parks and modern industries, Yeovil is a country town at heart. Beautiful, accessible coun tryside stretches all along its southern rim and beyond, with footpaths to walk and sights to see. 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. Yeovil was on the main Roman road from Dorchester to the Fosse Way at Ilchester. The route of the old road is aligned with the A37 from Dorchester, Hendford Hill, Rustywell, aross the Westland site, to
At the time of the population of 2,800. During was a centre making industry connected to the via railway and 1856, the town status and was In the early Yeovil had inhabitants and by the defence ing it a target of during World
the 1801 Census, Yeovil was about the 1800s Yeovil of the glove and by 1853 was rest of Britain soon after, in gained borough given a mayor. 20th century around 11,000 was dominated industry, makGerman raids War II.
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. The suburbs
Larkhill Road, and Vagg Lane, rejoining the A37 at the Halfway House pub on the Ilchester Road. The Westland site has evidence of a small Roman town. There were several Roman villas (estates) in the area, Coker, West Coker and Lufton. mentioned in about name was derived from the Celtic “forked river”, an earlier name of the River Yeo. The town was recorded in the Domesday Book as Givele, a thriving market community, with a population of around 1000. In 1205 it was granted a charter by King John. By the 14th century, the town had gained the right to elect a portreeve. The Black Death exacted a heavy toll, killing approximately half the population. In many of the wooden, thatched roofed buildings. and again in 1643.
AgustaWestland manufactures helicopters in Yeovil, and Normalair Garratt, builder of aircraft oxygen systems, is also based in the town. Yeovil’s reputation as a centre of the aircraft and defence indus tries 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. British defence giant BAE Systems also operate a site which produces high-integrity networked software solutions primarily.
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