the history of yeovil
the history of yeovil
In a series of short essays
-
The Yeovil area
before the
Romans
Man was here, but there is little evidence -
Roman
Yeovil
The Romans weren't just at the Westland site -
The Westland
Roman Complex
A Roman Villa, Settlement or Town? -
Saxon
Yeovil
Yeovil is held by the Royal House of Wessex -
Domesday - Part One
The new Norman lords take control of England -
Domesday - Part
Two
Yeovil at Domesday -
Lords of Yeovil
The Conqueror's followers, Rectors, Nuns and the Gentry -
The Provost,
Portreeve and
Burgesses
Early town government -
Town
Administration
in the 16th and
17th centuries
The Parish Clerk and the Vestry -
The
Improvement, Special
and Town
Commissioners
The need for Victorian Improvements -
The
Municipal
Borough of
Yeovil
The end of medieval administration -
The
growth of the
town
From tiny borough to large town
