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'{{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England | static_image= [[Filehttp://www.ytfc.net/cms_images/player/marc-laird157-2617744_231x264.jpg |alt=red brick building with small car park in front.|240px]] | static_image_caption = Yeovil County Court |latitude= 50.9452 |longitude= -2.6370 |official_name= Yeovil | population = 45,000 | population_ref =(2011)<ref name="popn">{{cite web|title=Yeovil Economic Profile|url=http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/463344/102._yeovil_economic_profile.pdf|publisher=Somerset Intelligence|accessdate=2 April 2015|format=web page}}</ref> |shire_district= [[South Somerset]] |shire_county = [[Somerset]] |region= South West England |constituency_westminster= [[Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency)|Yeovil]] |post_town= YEOVIL |postcode_district = BA20, BA21, BA22 |postcode_area= BA |dial_code= 01935 |os_grid_reference= ST552164 }} '''Yeovil''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|oʊ|v|ɪ|l}} {{Respell|YOH|vil}}) is a town and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in south [[Somerset]], England with a population of 45,000.<ref name="popn"/> The town lies within the local district of [[South Somerset]] and the [[Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency)|Yeovil parliamentary constituency]], situated at the southern boundary of Somerset, {{convert|130|mi}} from [[London]], {{convert|40|mi}} south of [[Bristol]] and {{convert|30|mi}} from [[Taunton]]. It has [[palaeolithic]] remains, was on an old [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] road and was recorded in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' as the town of ''Givele'' or ''Ivle'', and later became a centre for the glove-making industry. During the [[Middle Ages]] the population of the town suffered from the [[Black Death]] and several serious fires. In the 20th century it developed into a centre of the aircraft and defence industries, which made it a target for bombing in the [[Second World War]], with one of the largest employers being [[Westland Aircraft]]. Additionally, the [[Fleet Air Arm]] has a station [[RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)]], the primary base of the Royal Navy's [[Westland Lynx]] and [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] helicopters, several miles north of the town and is a major local employer ([[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]). Several other manufacturing and retail companies also have bases in the town. Plans have been proposed for various regeneration projects in the town. Yeovil Country Park, which includes [[Ninesprings]], is one of several open spaces in the town. There are a range of educational, cultural and sporting facilities. Religious sites include the 14th-century [[Church of St John the Baptist, Yeovil|Church of St John the Baptist]]. It is on the [[A30 road|A30]] and [[A37 road|A37]] roads and has two railway stations on two separate railway lines. [[Yeovil Pen Mill railway station|Yeovil Pen Mill]] is on the [[Heart of Wessex Line|Bristol to Weymouth line]] served by [[First Great Western]] [[train operating company]] services, whilst [[Yeovil Junction railway station|Yeovil Junction]] is on the [[West of England Main Line|London Waterloo to Exeter line]] served by [[South West Trains]]. There is also a small [[Yeovil Railway Centre|railway museum]]. ==History== 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,<ref name="arch">{{cite web|url=http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/hes/downloads/EUS_YeovilText.pdf|title=An archaeological assessment of Yeovil|last=Gathercole|first=Clare|year=2003|work=English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey|publisher=Somerset County Council|pages=5–6|accessdate=1 February 2010}}</ref> particularly in Hendford where a [[Bronze Age]] golden [[torc]] (twisted collar) was found.<ref name="bush">{{cite book|last=Bush|first=Robin|title=Somerset: The Complete Guide|publisher=Dovecote Press|location=Wimbourne|isbn=978-1-874336-26-6|year=1994|authorlink=Robin Bush (historian)|pages=243–246}}</ref> Yeovil is on the main [[Roman road]] from [[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]] to the [[Fosse Way]] at [[Ilchester]]. The route of the old road is aligned with the [[A37 road|A37]] from Dorchester, Hendford Hill, Rustywell, across the Westland site, to 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.<ref name="RomanWestland">{{cite web | url = http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=15681 | title = Westland | accessdate =20 January 2008 | work = Somerset Historic Environment Record }}</ref> There were several [[Roman villa]]s (estates) in the area, including finds at [[East Coker]], [[West Coker]] and Lufton.<ref name="arch"/> Yeovil was first mentioned in a Saxon charter dated 880 as ''Gifle''.<ref name="Goodchild">{{cite book | title=The Borough of Yeovil | publisher=The Mayor, Alderman and Burgesses of the Borough of Yeovil | author=Goodchild, John | year=1954 | location=Yeovil | pages=13}}</ref> The name derives from the [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] river-name ''gifl'' "forked river", an earlier name of the [[River Yeo (South Somerset)|River Yeo]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mills|first=A.D.|title=A Dictionary of British Place-Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|year=2003|isbn=978-0-19-852758-9}}</ref> The town was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Givele'', a thriving market community.<ref name="hist">{{cite web | url = http://www.yeoviltown.com/history.aspx | title = Yeovil's History | accessdate =20 January 2008 | work = Yeovil Town }}</ref> The parish of Yeovil was part of the [[Stone (hundred)|Stone]] [[Hundred (county subdivision)|Hundred]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Hundreds|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=21 October 2011}}</ref> After the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman Conquest]] the manor, later known as Hendford, was granted to the [[Count of Eu]] and his tenant Hugh Maltravers, whose descendants became [[Earl of Arundel|Earls of Arundel]] and held the [[Lord of the Manor|lordship]] until 1561.<ref name="bush"/> In 1205 it was granted a charter by [[John of England|King John]].<ref name="havinden">{{cite book|last=Havinden|first=Michael|title=The Somerset Landscape|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton|location=London|series=The making of the English landscape|pages=113|isbn=0-340-20116-9|year=1981}}</ref> By the 14th century, the town had gained the right to elect a [[portreeve]].<ref name="arch"/> The [[Black Death]] exacted a heavy toll, killing approximately half the population.<ref name="hist"/> In 1499 a major fire broke out in the town, destroying many of the wooden, thatched roofed buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51437&strquery=Yeovil#s19|title=Yeading&nbsp;– Yettington|last=Lewis|first=Samuel|year=1849|work=A Topographical Dictionary of England|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=25 April 2010}}</ref> Yeovil suffered further serious fires, in 1620 and again in 1643.<ref name="arch"/> After the [[dissolution of the monasteries]] the lord of the manor was the family of [[John Horsey (died 1564)|John Horsey]] of [[Clifton Maybank]] from 1538 to 1610 and then by the Phelips family until 1846 when it passed to the Harbins of [[Newton Surmaville]].<ref name="bush"/> [[Babylon Hill]] across the River Yeo to the south east of the town was the site of a minor skirmish, the [[Battle of Babylon Hill]], during the [[English Civil War]], which resulted in the [[Earl of Bedford]]'s [[Roundheads]] forcing back Sir [[Ralph Hopton]]'s [[Cavaliers]] to [[Sherborne]].<ref name="bush"/> [[File:Yeovil railways.png|thumb|right|alt=A map showing the Exeter to London line along the bottom, the Bristol to Weymouth line down the right side, and the closed line to Taunton joining from top left|Map of railways around Yeovil]] During the 1800s Yeovil was a centre of the glove making industry and the population expanded rapidly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeoviltown.com/history/political.aspx|title=Political awareness|publisher=Yeovil Town Council|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref> In the mid-19th century it became connected to the rest of Britain by a complex set of railway lines which resulted from competition between the {{RailGauge|7ft}} [[broad gauge]] lines of the [[Great Western Railway]] (GWR) and the {{RailGauge|ussg}} [[standard gauge]] lines of the [[London and South Western Railway]] (LSWR). In 1853 the Great Western Railway line was opened between Taunton and Yeovil. The first railway in the town was a branch line from the [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]] near [[Taunton]] to a terminus at {{Stnlnk|Hendford}} on the western side of the town, which opened on 1 October 1853. As an associated company of the GWR, this was a broad gauge line. The GWR itself opened [[Yeovil Pen Mill railway station]] on the east side of the town as part of its [[Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway|route from London]] on 1 September 1856 (this was extended to [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]] on 1 January 1857), and the original [[Yeovil Branch line|line from Taunton]] was connected to this. The [[Salisbury and Yeovil Railway|LSWR route from London]] reached Hendford on 1 June 1860 but a month later the town was by-passed by the extension of the [[Southern Railway routes west of Salisbury|LSWR to Exeter]]. A new station at {{Stnlnk|Yeovil Junction}} was provided south of the town from where passengers could catch a connecting service to Hendford. On 1 June 1861 passenger trains were withdrawn from Hendford and transferred to a new, more central, [[Yeovil Town railway station]].<ref name=Railways>{{cite book |last= Jackson |first= B.L. |title= Yeovil, 150 Years of Railways |year= 2003 |publisher= Oakwood Press |location= Usk |isbn= 0-85361-612-4}}</ref><ref name=Oakley>{{cite book| last = Oakley| first = Mike| title = Somerset Railway Stations| publisher = Redcliffe Press| year = 2006| location = Bristol| isbn = 1-904537-54-5}}</ref> In 1854, the town gained borough status and had its first mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeoviltown.com/sites/YeovilTownCouncil/799.aspx|title=Former mayors of Yeovil|publisher=Yeovil Town Council|accessdate=25 April 2010}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwar-2.net/timelines/war-in-europe/european-air-war/european-air-war-index-1940.htm|title=European Air War|work=World War II Timelines|publisher=worldwar-2.net|accessdate=25 April 2010}}</ref> The worst of the bombing was in 1940 and continued until 1942. During that time 107 high explosive bombs fell on the town. 49 people died, 68 houses were totally destroyed and 2,377 damaged.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeoviltown.com/history/wartime.aspx|title=Wartime|publisher=Yoevil Town Council|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref> Industrial businesses developed in the area around the Hendford railway goods station to such a degree that a small {{Stnlnk|Hendford Halt}} was opened on 2 May 1932 for passengers travelling to and from this district, but the growth of road transport and a desire to rationalise the rail network led to half of the [[railway stations]] in Yeovil being closed in 1964. First to go was Hendford Halt which was closed on 15 June along with the line to Taunton, then {{Stnlnk|Yeovil Town}} closed on 2 October . Long-distance trains from [[Yeovil Pen Mill railway station|Pen Mill]] had been withdrawn on 11 September 1961 leaving only {{Stnlnk|Yeovil Junction}} with a service to London, but the service between there and Pen Mill, the two remaining stations, was also withdrawn from 5 May 1968.<ref name=Railways/><ref name=Oakley/> [[File:Yeovilrec.jpg|alt=Area with grass and trees. In the distance is a children's play area and in the foreground a path with wooden rails.|thumb|left|Preston Park.]] In April 2006 Yeovil became the first town in Britain to institute a somewhat controversial system of [[biometric]] [[fingerprint]] scanning in nightclubs. Individuals wishing to gain access to one of the town's nightclubs were asked in the first instance to submit their personal details for inclusion in a central system. This included a photograph and index fingerprint. Thereafter, each entry to one of the participating premises required a fingerprint scan. The scheme is no longer in operation. According to Nigel J Marston, Licensing Manager of South Somerset District Council, the scheme was short lived as, "The company that originally supplied went through various changes of ownership and the project became unsupported. This allied to several of the venues closing down lead to the death of the scheme."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/4951810.stm|title=BBC&nbsp;– Clubs to begin finger scan pilot |work=BBC News | date=27 April 2006 | accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/may/01/ukcrime.prisonsandprobation|title=Guardian&nbsp;– Fingerprint scanners call time on yobs in Britain's Wild West |work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Steven | last=Morris | date=2 May 2006 | accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> In February 2007, Yeovil Town Council became the first English council to ban the children's craze [[Heelys]] in the centre of the town and High Street. [[Skateboard]]s, [[roller skates]] and [[roller blades]] are also illegal in the area. Councillors have stated this is due to "numerous complaints about the activities of youngsters".<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-434676/Hilly-town-decides-Heelys-just-dangerous.html Hilly town decides Heelys are just too dangerous], [[Daily Mail]]. Retrieved 23 July 2008</ref> In late July 2007, South Somerset District Council plans were made public by the ''[[Western Gazette]]'' to build a £21&nbsp;m 'Yeovil Sports Zone' on Yeovil Recreation Ground,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=13214 | title = Yeovil Sports Zone | accessdate =20 January 2008 | work = South Somerset Council }}</ref> which has been a popular open green space used by the local community for over seventy years. Residents fought to protect the Rec,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=17395 | title = Sport Zone consultation findings | accessdate =20 January 2008 | work = South Somerset Council }}</ref> leading to rejection of the proposals in 2009,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yeovilexpress.co.uk/news/4034050.SPORTS_ZONE__Protestors_save_Yeovil_Rec/|title=Protestors save Yeovil Rec|date=9 January 2009|publisher=Yeovil Express|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> and further consultations in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yeovilexpress.co.uk/news/7987707.Council_wants_to_get_Sports_Zone_project_right___this_time_/|title=Council wants to get Sports Zone project right&nbsp;– this time!|date=17 April 2010|publisher=Yeovil Express|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.middevonstar.co.uk/archive/2007/09/06/Yeovil+News+%28ye_news_yeovil%29/1664638.Botham_s_mum_opposes_Sports_Zone_plan/ | title = Botham's mum opposes Sports Zone plan | accessdate =8 June 2012 | work = Mid Devon Star }}</ref> Another regeneration project was to have included the demolition of Foundry House, a former glove factory, however a local campaign led to this becoming a [[listed building]] and it will now be converted into a restaurant and offices and new shop and houses will be built on the surrounding site.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisdorset.co.uk/westerngazette/news/Work-start/article-1772289-detail/article.html|title=Work to start at last!|date=2 February 2010|publisher=Western Gazette|accessdate=22 March 2010}}</ref> ==Governance== [[File:Yeovilhospital.jpg|alt=Modern building with 7 floors of windows. In the foreground is a road with cars.|thumb|Yeovil hospital.]] Officially designated as Yeovil Municipal Borough in 1854,<ref>{{cite web|title=Yeovil MB|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10153104|work=A vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|accessdate=4 January 2014}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="YeovilTown.com">{{cite web | url = http://www.yeoviltown.com/about.aspx | title = Yeovil Town about | accessdate =1 April 2012 | work = About Yeovil Town }}</ref> Some of the suburbs fall within the [[civil parishes in England|civil parishes]] of [[Yeovil Without]] and [[Brympton]]. Yeovil still has a town council which took over the functions of the Charter Trustees in 1982. The council has responsibility for the management of recreational and leisure facilities, open spaces and play areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeoviltown.com/sites/YeovilTownCouncil/19.aspx|title=Activities and Responsibilities|publisher=Yeovil Town Council|accessdate=1 February 2010}}</ref> In 2005, Yeovil Town Council became the first large council in Somerset to be awarded Quality Town Council status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeoviltown.com/sites/YeovilTownCouncil/692.aspx|title=Yeovil Town Council|publisher=Yeovil Town Council|accessdate=1 February 2010}}</ref> There are five [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral wards]] covering Yeovil. [[Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency)|Yeovil]] is a [[county constituency]] represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP)]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election. The constituency covers the towns of Yeovil, [[Chard, Somerset|Chard]], [[Crewkerne]] and [[Ilminster]] in Somerset. 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 (UK Parliament constituency)|Somerton and Frome]]. From the next election, Yeovil constituency will contain [[Ilchester]] once again to equalise the populations of the Somerset constituencies. The [[Boundary Commission for England]] estimate the [[constituency|electorate]] of Yeovil constituency after the pending boundary changes to be 77,049. The current MP is [[Marcus Fysh]], a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/marcus-fysh/4446 | title= Alphabetical List of Constituencies and Members of Parliament | publisher= House of Commons Information Office | accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> Residents of Yeovil also form part of the electorate for the [[South West England (European Parliament constituency)|South West England]] constituency for elections to the [[European Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/view/en/your_MEPs/List-MEPs-by-region/South-West.html |title=UK MEPs for the South West |accessdate=8 June 2012 |work=European Parliament UK Office }}</ref> ===International links=== There is, in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa, a suburb called [[Yeoville]] which has a link to Yeovil. 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. ==Geography== Yeovil is situated at the southern boundary of Somerset, close to the border with [[Dorset]], {{convert|130|mi|km|0}} from London, {{convert|40|mi|km|0}} south of [[Bristol]] and {{convert|30|mi|km|0}} from [[Taunton]]. It lies in the centre of the [[Yeovil Scarplands]], a major [[national character area|natural region]] of England. The suburbs include: Summerlands, Hollands, '''Houndstone''', [[Preston Plucknett]], Penn Mill, New Town, Hendford, Old Town, Forest Hill, Abbey Manor, Great Lyde. Outlying villages include [[East Coker]], [[West Coker]], [[Hardington]], [[Evershot]], [[Halstock]], [[Stoford]], [[Barwick, Somerset|Barwick]], [[Sutton Bingham]], [[Mudford]] and [[Yetminster]]. Other nearby villages include [[Bradford Abbas]], [[Thornford]] [[Corscombe]], [[Montacute]] (where one will find [[Montacute House]]), and [[Pendomer]]. The village of [[Brympton]], now almost a suburb of Yeovil, contains the [[medieval]] [[Manorialism|manor]] of [[Brympton d'Evercy]]. [[Tintinhull]] is also a village close to Yeovil featuring the National Trust owned [[Tintinhull|Tintinhull House and Gardens]]. [[Ninesprings|Ninesprings Country Park]] is in the south east near Penn Hill. It is linked to by a cycleway following the route of the old railway to Riverside Walk, Wyndham Hill and Summerhouse Hill forming the {{convert|40|ha|acre|sing=on}} Yeovil Country Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/environment/countryside/country-parks-and-spaces/yeovil-country-park/|title=Yeovil Country Park|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=8 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=693|title=Yeovil Country Park|publisher=South Somerset Council|accessdate=22 March 2010}}</ref> ===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. The annual mean temperature is approximately {{convert|10|°C|°F|1}} and shows a seasonal and a [[Diurnal motion|diurnal]] variation, but due to the modifying effect of the sea the range is less than in most other parts of the UK. January is the coldest month with mean minimum temperatures between {{convert|1|°C|°F|1}} and {{convert|2|°C|°F|1}}. July and August are the warmest months in the region with mean daily maxima around {{convert|22|°C|°F|2}}.<ref name="weather">{{cite web | title=About south-west England | work=Met Office |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/sw/ | accessdate=22 March 2010}}</ref> 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. [[Convective]] cloud often forms inland however, especially near hills, reducing the number of hours of sunshine. The average annual sunshine totals around 1,700&nbsp;hours.<ref name="weather"/> Rainfall tends to be associated with Atlantic [[Low pressure area|depressions]] or with convection. 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 about {{convert|725|mm|in}}. 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.<ref name="weather"/> {{Yeovilton weatherbox}} ==Demography== The Yeovil urban area had a population of 41,871 at the 2001 census,<ref>http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-areas-in-england-and-wales/urban-areas-in-england-and-wales-ks01-usual-resident-population.xls</ref> although in 2011 the civil parish was home to 30,378.<ref name="popn"/> The parish is made up of Yeovil Central Ward which has a population of 7230,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/7/5/Yeovil_Central.pdf|title=Yeovil Central|publisher=South Somerset Council|accessdate=24 April 2010 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071216135949/http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/7/5/Yeovil_Central.pdf |archivedate = 16 December 2007}}</ref> Yeovil East 7300,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/3/7/Yeovil_East.pdf|title=Yeovil East|publisher=South Somerset Council|accessdate=24 April 2010 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071216140400/http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/3/7/Yeovil_East.pdf |archivedate = 16 December 2007 }}</ref> Yeovil South 7802,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/3/7/Yeovil_East.pdf|title=Yeovil South|publisher=South Somerset Council|accessdate=24 April 2010 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071216140400/http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/3/7/Yeovil_East.pdf |archivedate = 16 December 2007}}</ref> and Yeovil West 7280.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/h/c/Yeovil_West.pdf|title=Yeovil West|publisher=South Somerset Council|accessdate=24 April 2010 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071216135608/http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/h/c/Yeovil_West.pdf |archivedate = 16 December 2007}}</ref> The urban area also includes [[Yeovil Without]] which has a population of 7260 and [[Brympton]] with 5268.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/0/p/Brympton_1.pdf|title=Brympton|publisher=South Somerset Council|accessdate=24 April 2010 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071216135524/http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/pdf/0/p/Brympton_1.pdf |archivedate = 16 December 2007}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="clear:both;" | colspan="14" style="text-align:center;"|'''Population since 1801'''&nbsp;– Source: A Vision of Britain through Time |- !Year |'''1801''' |'''1851''' |'''1901''' |'''1911''' |'''1921''' |'''1931''' |'''1941''' |'''1951''' |'''1961''' |'''1971''' |'''1981''' |'''1991''' |'''2001''' |- !Population South Somerset<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=831&st=Yeovil | title = South Somerset: Total Population | accessdate =29 January 2009 | work = A Vision of Britain Through Time | publisher = Great Britain Historical GIS Project }}</ref> |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== [[File:Westlandsyeovil.jpg|alt=Red brick factory buildings seen across roads and traffic light controlled junction.|thumb|[[Westland Helicopters]] works]] [[AgustaWestland]] manufactures helicopters in Yeovil,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.agustawestland.com/content/our-heritage-0 | title = History | accessdate =14 December 2007 | work = AgustaWestland }}</ref> and [[Normalair|Normalair Garratt]], (Honeywell) builder of aircraft oxygen systems, is also based in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macraesbluebook.co.uk/company/company.cfm?company=63610_Honeywell_Normalair-Garrett_Yeovil_Somerset|title=Honeywell Normalair-Garrett|work=Macrae's Blue Book UK|publisher=Owen Media Partners Inc.|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> 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. This firm was created through the acquisition of [[Westland Helicopters]] by Agusta in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.whl.co.uk/page4.html|title=History|publisher=AgustaWestland|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> In January 1986 the proposed sale of Westland to the American [[Sikorsky Aircraft]] group led to the [[Westland affair]], a crisis in the [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]] government, the resignation of [[Michael Heseltine]] as [[Secretary of State for Defence]]<ref>Peter Jenkins, ''Mrs Thatcher's Revolution: The Ending of the Socialist Era'' (Pan, 1989), p. 192.</ref> and the resignation two weeks later of the [[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills|Secretary of State for Trade and Industry]], [[Leon Brittan]], after his admission of leaking of a governmental law officer's letter which harshly criticised Mr Heseltine.<ref>[http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=106316 Leon Brittan to MT (24 January 1986)]</ref> [[Yeovil/Westland Airport|Yeovil Aerodrome]] {{airport codes||EGHG}}, sometimes known as Yeovil/Westland 'Judwin' (to avoid confusion with nearby [[RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)|RNAS Yeovilton]]), is located {{convert|1|nmi|km}} west of the town centre. British defence giant [[BAE Systems]] also operate a site which produces high-integrity networked software solutions primarily for the military. The [[Screwfix]] company is based in Houndstone having started life as the Woodscrew Supply Company in 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/hlp/press_releases.jsp|title=About Screwfix|publisher=Screwfix Ltd|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> However the warehouse was relocated to Stoke-on-Trent following failure to gain planning permission for building expansion.<ref>{{cite news | date=27 September 2004 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3686404.stm | title=Staff fix needed at DIY website |publisher=BBC News | accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> The Quedam Shopping Centre is a complex of around 45 shops. As well as the usual array of British high street shops, the centre houses several independent retailers and a multi-storey car park of approximately 650 spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeoviltown.com/directory/quedamshoppingcentre.aspx|title=Quedam Shopping Centre|publisher=Yeovil Town.com|accessdate=22 March 2010}}</ref> ==Landmarks== [[File:Jack The Treacle Eater 3.jpg|alt=Circular tower with wooden door. On the top is a small statue.|thumb|upright|Jack the Treacle Eater, one of the [[Barwick, Somerset|Barwick]] follies]] 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.<ref>{{cite web | title= Jack the Treacle Eater | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=263573 | accessdate=5 January 2008}}</ref> This is actually located in the village of [[Barwick, Somerset|Barwick]], just to the south of the town. The [[hamstone]] [[Abbey Farm House, Yeovil|Abbey Farm House]] was built around 1420 by John Stourton II, known as Jenkyn,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=261406|title=Abbey Farm House|work=Images of England|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=16 October 2008}}</ref> and the associated [[Abbey Barn, Yeovil|Abbey Barn]] dates from the same period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=261407|title=Abbey Barn|work=Images of England|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=16 October 2008}}</ref> Hendford Manor in the centre of the town was built around 1720 and has since been converted into offices. It is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=261364|title=Hendford Manor|work=Images of England|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=21 March 2010}}</ref> [[Newton Surmaville]] is a small park and house which is also known as Newton House. It was built between 1608 and 1612, for Robert Harbin, a Yeovil merchant. It has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{cite web|title=Newton Surmaville| work=Images of England|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=263579 | accessdate=25 September 2007}}</ref> Yeovil has two theatres; The Octagon,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octagon-theatre.co.uk/|title=Octagon Theatre|publisher=Octagon Theatre|accessdate=21 March 2010}}</ref> and The Swan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swan-theatre.co.uk/|title=Swan Theatre|publisher=Swan Theatre|accessdate=21 March 2010}}</ref> a ten-screen cinema and 18-lane ten-pin bowling alley. [[Yeovil District Hospital]] [[NHS Foundation Trust]] provides local health services. The [[Yeovil Railway Centre]] is a small railway museum at [[Yeovil Junction railway station|Yeovil Junction]]. It was created in 1993 in response to [[British Rail]]'s decision to remove the [[Turntable (rail)|turntable]] from Yeovil Junction. Approximately {{convert|0.25|mi|m}} of track along the Clifton Maybank spur is used for demonstration trains. ==Transport== [[File:Yeovil Junction SWC YJ07EHL.jpg|thumb|left|A [[South West Coaches]] shuttle service to the town centre calls at {{Stnlnk|Yeovil Junction}}]] The town has two railway stations on two separate railway lines. {{Stnlnk|Yeovil Pen Mill}} is on the [[Heart of Wessex Line|Bristol to Weymouth line]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Table 123: South Wales and Bristol to Portsmouth and Weymouth| work = Electronic National Rail Timetable | publisher = Network Rail |date = December 2009| url = http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/Dec09/timetables/Table123.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate =26 May 2009 }}</ref> served by [[Great Western Railway]] [[train operating company]] services, whilst {{Stnlnk|Yeovil Junction}} is on the [[West of England Main Line|London Waterloo to Exeter line]] served by [[South West Trains]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Table 160: London to Salisbury and Exeter | work = Electronic National Rail Timetable | publisher = Network Rail |date = December 2009| url = http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/Dec09/timetables/Table160.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate =14 December 2009 }}</ref> Both stations are situated some distance from the centre of Yeovil, with Pen Mill station being just under {{convert|1|mi|km}} to the east and Junction station being just over {{convert|1.75|mi|km}} to the south. Bus services link the town centre with Yeovil Junction operated by [[South West Coaches]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Yeovil&nbsp;– Yeovil Junction Station&nbsp;– Barwick | work = Service Timetables | publisher = South West Coaches | url = http://www.southwestcoaches.co.uk/timetablefiles/SWCoaches_Timetable68.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate =28 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Yeovil&nbsp;– Sherborne | work = Service Timetables | publisher = South West Coaches | url = http://www.southwestcoaches.co.uk/timetablefiles/SWCoaches_Timetable74.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate =28 January 2010 }}</ref> except on Sundays and bank holidays when a service is operated by [[First Avon and Somerset]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Forest Hill&nbsp;– Barwick via Borough, Bus Station, Stoford | work = Timetables | publisher = FirstGroup | url = http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/bristol/timetables/timetable.php?day=3&source_id=2&service=968&routeid=1158161&operator=3&source=sp | accessdate =26 May 2010 }}</ref> The latter company also operate a service to Pen Mill,<ref>{{cite web | title = Yeovil&nbsp;– Sherborne&nbsp;– Wincanton | work = Timetables | publisher = FirstGroup | url = http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/bristol/timetables/index.php?depart_from=yeovil+pen+mill&operator=3&page=1&redirect=no | accessdate =26 May 2010 }}</ref> Yeovil has bus services provided by [[First Somerset & Avon]], [[First Hampshire & Dorset]], [[Nippy Bus]], [[NORDCAT]] ([[Door to Dorset]]), [[South West Coaches]], [[Stagecoach South West]] and [[Damory Coaches]] along with coach services from [[National Express Coaches|National Express]], Berry's Coaches and South West Tours. There are around 62 separate bus routes serving Yeovil as at March 2009, of which four run Wednesday-Saturday nights only, and six of which run on Sundays. Many of the listed services serve [[Yeovil College]]. All bus routes except [[First Somerset & Avon]] local routes towards the Western side of the town serve [[Yeovil bus station|Yeovil Bus Station]]. {{Clear}} ==Education== [[Further education]] in Yeovil is principally offered by [[Yeovil College]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.yeovil.ac.uk | title=Yeovil College | accessdate =20 January 2008 | work = Yeovil College }}</ref> with land-based studies available through a Yeovil centre of [[Bridgwater College]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bridgwater.ac.uk | title = Bridgwater College | accessdate =20 January 2008 | work = Bridgwater College }}</ref> and some provision through private providers. It also contains one higher education university centre, [[University Centre Yeovil]]. The registered awarding body for the university centre is primarily [[Bournemouth University]] with [[University of the West of England]] offering some additional courses.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/whatcanistudy/coursesatuwebristol/localstudypartners/universitycentreyeovil.aspx | title = UWE Courses at University Centre Yeovil | accessdate =13 September 2015 }}</ref> Secondary education in Yeovil is provided by four schools. [[Westfield Academy, Yeovil|Westfield Academy]] is situated on Stiby Road. It has four main buildings on site and over 15 different facilities. [[Bucklers Mead Community School|Bucklers Mead Academy]] has specialist Music and Technology Facilities. Past pupils include [[Ian Botham|Sir Ian Botham]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/9163.html | publisher= Cricinfo | title= England Players: Sir Ian Botham | accessdate=28 August 2009}}</ref> [[The Park School Yeovil|The Park School]], situated near to the centre of the town, is Yeovil's independent school offering co-education for day students and boarders. ==Religious sites== [[File:Yeovilstjohns.jpg|alt=Stone building with arched windows and square tower.|thumb|[[Church of St John the Baptist, Yeovil|St John's Church]].]] The [[Anglican]] [[Church of St John the Baptist, Yeovil|Church of St John The Baptist]] dates from the late 14th century. The tower is {{convert|92|ft|m|0}} high, in four-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.<ref name="IoEstjohn"/> The tower contains two bells dating from 1728 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the [[Bilbie family]] in [[Chew Stoke]]. The "Great Bell" was recast from {{convert|4502|lb|kg st}} to {{convert|4992|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moore |first1=James |first2=Roy |last2=Rice |first3= Ernest |last3=Hucker |title=Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers |year=1995 |publisher=The authors |location= |isbn=0-9526702-0-8 }}</ref> It has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a grade I [[listed building]].<ref name="IoEstjohn">{{cite web | title = Church of St John The Baptist | work = Images of England | url = http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=261341 | accessdate =13 July 2007}}</ref> Yeovil also has a Roman Catholic church (Holy Ghost Church), three [[Methodist]] Churches&nbsp;– Preston Road, St Marks (Chelston Avenue) & Vicarage Street (Town Centre), [[Baptist]] church in South Street, [[Salvation Army]], [[Elim Pentecostal Church]], Yeovil Community Church (Evangelical, based at "The GateWay"), Yeovil Family Church (New Frontiers),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stjamesyeovil.org.uk/|title=St James' Church |publisher=St James' Church |accessdate=2 February 2010}}</ref> and several other Anglican churches. ==Sport== [[File:Huish Park, September 2007.jpg|thumb|left|[[Huish Park]]]] The town's [[association football|football]] team, [[Yeovil Town F.C.]], play in green and white livery at [[Huish Park]], and currently compete in [[Football League Two]]. Known as the "Glovers" (a reference to the town's glove-making past), they were founded in 1895 and won promotion to [[Football League Third Division|Division Three]] as [[Football Conference]] champions in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fchd.info/YEOVILT.HTM | title = Yeovil Town | accessdate =11 January 2008 | work = Football Club History Database }}</ref> They had achieved numerous [[FA Cup]] victories over [[Football League]] sides in the past 50 years, and since joining the league they have won promotion again&nbsp;– as [[Football League Two|League Two]] champions in 2005, and League One play-off winners in 2013. Other football teams within the town include [[Westland Sports F.C.|Westland's Sports Football Club]] who play at Alvington Lane and [[Pen Mill Football Club]]. [[Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club]] was founded in 1969,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeovilolympiads.com/|title=Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club|publisher=Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club|accessdate=2 February 2010}}</ref> and has produced many international athletes since its creation. The first was Eric Berry who came 6th in the 1973 European Juniors in the hammer event. Olympians who started with the club include Max Robertson and Gary Jennings, both 400 metres hurdlers. Yeovil is home to Ivel Barbarians Rugby Club. Ivel was formed in 1995 by the merger of Yeovil Rugby Club and Westlands Rugby Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivelrugby.com/|title=Ivel Rugby|publisher=Ivel Rugby|accessdate=11 January 2010}}</ref> The Goldenstones Pool and Leisure Centre provides a {{convert|25|m|ft}} swimming pool, separate teaching pool, refurbished and expanded Springs gym, sauna, steam room, spectator area and work out studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenstones-leisure.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=c.showPage&pageID=1|title=Goldenstones pools and leisure centre|publisher=Goldenstones pools and leisure centre|accessdate=23 March 2010|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100409061104/http://www.goldenstones-leisure.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=c.showPage&amp;pageID=1&amp;CFID=2973846&amp;CFTOKEN=8241d8e5b186fc15-E1316A8D-FFA6-085F-C1B024E3956C201E <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archivedate=9 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=44|title=Goldenstones pools and leisure centre|publisher=South Somerset District Council|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref> Preston Sports Centre has undergone a £800,000 refurbishment, during the development the sports hall was refurbished and built a brand new 25+ station Gym and dance studio. As well as the fitness facilities the centre also offers a number of sport development programmes for toddlers through to teenagers and also hire out the facilities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.1610.org.uk/centres/9/preston-sports-centre/|title=Preston Sports Centre | publisher=1610|accessdate=4 January 2013}}</ref> ==Cultural references== Yeovil is the location for the fictional ''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). The books were adapted for the 1960 film ''[[School for Scoundrels (1960 film)|School for Scoundrels]]'', starring [[Alastair Sim]], [[Terry-Thomas]], [[Ian Carmichael]] and [[Irene Handl]].<ref name="SFS">Internet Movie Database: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054279/ School for Scoundrels]</ref> Later they were adapted by [[Barry Took]] into a BBC TV comedy series called ''One-Upmanship'' (1974–78), starring [[Richard Briers]] and [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]]. Yeovil is also one of the three principal locations in [[John Cowper Powys]]'s 1929 novel, ''[[Wolf Solent]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.south-central-media.co.uk/lit_home/100.htm|title=100 Local-Interest Writers And Works|publisher=South Central MediaScene|accessdate=21 March 2010}}</ref> Yeovil is known in [[Thomas Hardy]]'s [[Wessex]] as "Ivell".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~bp10/wessex/evolution/reviews/bookman1891.shtml|title=Thomas Hardy's Wessex |publisher=University of St Andrews|accessdate=21 March 2010}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=948|title=Chesterfields|publisher=Cherry Red Records|accessdate=8 June 2012}}</ref> The folk band [[Show of Hands]] wrote a song entitled "Yeovil Town" about the violence and crime they experienced after playing a small gig in Yeovil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyricsmania.com/yeovil_town_lyrics_show_of_hands.html|title=Show of Hands Yeovil Town lyrics|publisher=Lyrics Mania|accessdate=21 March 2010}}</ref> ==Notable former and current residents== {{main category|People from Yeovil}} Yeovil has been the home or birthplace to several notable people. Robert Harbin who was born in 1526, was a [[Merchant|mercer]] by profession, who lived and died in Yeovil. 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. Harbin was granted his coat of arms in May 1612 and given the title "Gentleman". He was not knighted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eaves-klinger-genealogy.info/p777.htm|title=The Genealogical Records of James M. & Elsie Klinger Eaves|publisher=Jim & Elsie Eaves|accessdate=28 March 2010}}</ref> [[Stukeley Westcott]] was an early American (17th century) settler. and the co-founder, with [[Roger Williams (theologian)|Roger Williams]] and 11 others, of [[Providence, Rhode Island]] (1636), an early American religious freedom asylum.<ref>{{cite book|last=Arnold|first=Fred A|title=An account of the English homes of three early "proprietors" of Providence|publisher=Press of E.A. Johnson & Co|year=1921|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/accountofenglish00arno/accountofenglish00arno_djvu.txt}}</ref> [[Michael Davies (Catholic writer)|Michael T. Davies]], a traditionalist Catholic writer and public figure was born in Yeovil in 1936,<ref>[http://www.ad2000.com.au/articles/2004/nov2004p13_1785.html RIP Michael Davies&nbsp;– The passing of a true defender of the Faith], Michael Foley, AD2000, p. 13, Vol 17 No 10 (November 2004) AD2000</ref> while the film historian [[William K. Everson]] was born in the town in 1929.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/William-K-Everson.html Profile of William K. Everson] at filmreference.com</ref> Sportspeople from the town include: [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] defender [[Martin Cranie]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=38302|title=Martin Cranie |publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> Olympic pentathlete [[Sam Weale]] and his twin brother [[Chris Weale]] who is a professional goalkeeper for Yeovil Town.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yeovilexpress.co.uk/news/3606691.Yeovil_s_Sam_is_gunning_for_Olympic_glory_/|title=Yeovil's Sam is gunning for Olympic glory!|last=Sowden|first=Steve|date=19 August 2008|publisher=Yeovil Express|accessdate=2 February 2010}}</ref> [[Heather Stanning]], a rower who won a gold medal in the 2012 Olympic Games, was born in Yeovil.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19071987 Helen Glover & Heather Stanning enter Olympics history]</ref> England Women's Rugby World Cup winner 2014,and freedom of the town holder Marlie Packer is from Yeovil. The arts are represented by [[Jim Cregan]], a guitarist with [[Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel]],<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p67280|pure_url=yes}}|title=Jim Cregan|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> the musician [[John Parish]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/John+Parish|title=John Parish|publisher=Last fm|accessdate=2 February 2010}}</ref> and his younger sister the actress [[Sarah Parish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles/2004/10/28/sarah_parish_blackpool_feature.shtml|title=Yeovil's Sarah Parish in Blackpool|date=2 December 2004|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2 February 2010}}</ref> The artist [[Flora Twort]] was born in Yeovil in 1893.<ref name=Twort>{{cite web |url=http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=turte_twort&id=P972 |title=Ancestry chart of John Turte & Katerina Holmsby |publisher=Rootsweb |accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|Somerset}} * [[RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)]] {{Clear}} ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Yeovil}} * {{dmoz|/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Somerset/Yeovil/|Yeovil}} * [http://www.yeoviltown.com/ Yeovil Town Council] * [http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/463344/102._yeovil_economic_profile.pdf Economy of Yeovil] {{Somerset}} {{South Somerset}} {{Good article}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Yeovil| ]] [[Category:Towns in South Somerset]] [[Category:Civil parishes in Somerset]] [[Category:Market towns in Somerset]]'