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4 unusual facts about Yeovil


Ashburton, Devon

Others are Laugharne, Beccles, Callington (where the name is given to the council chairman), Cheevel, and Yeovil.

Hundred of Stone

The Hundred of Stone consisted of the ancient parishes of: Ashington, Brympton, Chilthorne Domer, Limington, Lufton, Mudford, Preston Plucknett, and Yeovil.

The Chesterfields

The Chesterfields were an English indie pop band from Yeovil in Somerset.

William K. Everson

Everson was born in Yeovil, Somerset, England, the son of Catherine (née Ward) and Percival Wilfred Everson, an aircraft engineer.


Bishop's Stortford High School

Dean Bowditch – Footballer, Yeovil Town, formerly Ipswich Town and England Under 19

Brushford, Somerset

The Herbert memorial chapel, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, includes a chest tomb with effigy of Aubrey Herbert of Pixton Park, the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Southern division of Somerset from 1911 to 1918, and for Yeovil from 1918 until his death in 1923, by Cecil de Banquiere Howard of Paris under a wooden canopy also designed by Lutyens.

Church of St Nicholas, Brushford

The Herbert memorial chapel includes a chest tomb with effigy of Aubrey Herbert of Pixton Park, the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Southern division of Somerset from 1911 to 1918, and for Yeovil from 1918 until his death in 1923, by Cecil de Banquiere Howard of Paris under a wooden canopy designed by Edwin Lutyens.

Kenneth Lockwood

He was mobilized in August 1939 and trained at Yeovil before being posted to Le Mans, commanding a company of the 1st/6th Battalion of the Queen's Royal Regiment.

Leonard Sharland

After ten years there he moved to a country parish as Rector of St Mary’s, Hardington Mandeville, near Yeovil, Somerset.

Sarah Parish

Parish was born in Yeovil, Somerset to Bill and Thelma Parish; she has a sister Julie and one brother, the musician John Parish.

Sexey's School

Craig Alcock, professional football with Peterborough United and formerly Yeovil Town.

Terry Skiverton

While at Welling, and at Yeovil until the club turned professional, Skiverton appeared on Dream Team on the staff of Harchester United.

The Shadow over Innsmouth

The collection was edited by Stephen Jones, and included contributions by Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell, David Sutton, Kim Newman (both as himself and Jack Yeovil), and other authors.

Thomas Stokes

On 2 March 2010, Yeovil confirmed Stokes would join Hearts FC on loan after numerous reports he had a fall out with boss Terry Skiverton but again the deal fell through and he stayed at the club.

Westland Yeovil

The Yeovil was designed to meet Air Ministry Specification 26/23 for a single-engined day bomber, with a Rolls Royce Condor engine specified by the ministry.

The Westland Yeovil was a British biplane bomber designed and built by Westland Aircraft in 1923 to meet an Air Ministry Specification for a single-engined day bomber.

Yeovil to Taunton Line

The Yeovil to Taunton Line was a railway line in the UK built by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) to connect the important town of Yeovil to its network.

Yeovil Town

Yeovil Town L.F.C., an English women's football team affiliated with Yeovil Town F.C.

Yeovil Town railway station, a defunct railway station that served the town of Yeovil

Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset

Yeovil True

"Yeovil True" was a single released by the English football team Yeovil Town in 2004.


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