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WELCOME
to the A-to-Z of Yeovil's History website
Welcome
to the A-to-Z of
Yeovil's History
website.
This is a work in
progress,
unfunded and updated almost
daily, to
record much of
the history of
Yeovil, Somerset,
England
(before about
1970). It uses
internet
technology to
embed links
within each page
to enable the
reader to follow
an infinite
number of
threads to suit
their interest.
Viewed in 120 countries with over 1,916,900 page views, this website currently contains more than 2,190 pages and over 10,220 images.
The 'Themes' in the various navigation bars gather pages into themes while the 'A-to-Z' links lead to listing pages starting with each respective letter, plus some special features that are only accessed from this page - I'm sure you'll soon get the idea.
Please note that, due to the huge number of images on this website (over 10,000), the site is fast approaching the limits of its storage capacity. To avoid cripplingly increased hosting expenses, I will be compressing the images during the next few weeks in order to reduce the overall size of the site. The compressed images will lose some sharpness, but will still be satisfactory for the purpose of display on this website. If you wish to contribute to the ongoing expenses of running this website, please click here.
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In memory of 20-year old Yeovil lad Albert Ricketts who was killed in action 100 years ago today. |
MAJOR THEMES
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People
Discover more than 330 personalities who made Yeovil the town it is today.
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Places
Streets, courts, yards, buildings, etc. If it was in Yeovil it's probably here.
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Yeovil's Pubs
The history of Yeovil's hostelries - all 147 of 'em
plus 104 beerhouses.
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Yeovil at Work
Earning a crust - commerce and industry in Yeovil.
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Yeovil at Play
Sports, events, celebrations, and so forth in Yeovil.
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Trades and Traders
The shops and shop keepers of yesteryear.
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Yeovil at War
Yeovil's and Yeovilians' response to war.
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Education in Yeovil
Learning in Yeovil from Dame schools onwards.
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Leather & Gloving
The mainstay industries of Yeovil for centuries.
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Then & Now
Compare the changes to Yeovil over time.
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Family Trees
Over 20 Yeovil family trees
School Photographs
90+ photos - are you on any?
Yeovil Celebrates
Celebrating events of the past
Fields & Fieldnames
Where was your house built?
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Crimes of the Past
Yeovil crimes and criminals
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Railways
The railway comes to Yeovil
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Disasters
Fire and other accidents
Emergency Services
Yeovil's emergency services
Westland Aircraft
Fixed-wing aircraft of Yeovil
Sponsors of the A-to-Z - Supporters of this website
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Check out the Facebook Groups
Bygone Yeovil
Yeovil & District at War
Yeovil - A Trip Back to the Past
THE History of Yeovil
Also included in this website, separate from the A-to-Z listings, is a series of essays outlining the History of Yeovil through time. Click here to read.
Click the appropriate graphic below
SPECIAL PAGES
Page views of this site as at
Sunday 19 August 2018
1,916,917
(since February 2014)
Photo of the week
Who? What? When? Where? Click the photo for answers
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MINOR THEMES
Parish Registers
Baptisms,
Marriages
and
Burials
Yeovil People Data
Information from before 1800
The Document Chest
Wills, Leases, Indentures, etc.
