Yeovil » Media And Communication » Books And Magazines

Ufindus - Stop Searching, Start Finding

Why 0845? UFindUs Saves you Money with 0845 Local Call Listings
Loading...
|Home |About Us |Advertisers Area |Tv Ads |Get a Free Listing |
My Ufindus My Ufindus Contact ufindus
Ufindus Sitemap



Please enable cookies to use the My Ufindus feature

Click here to remember me

Yeovil Books And Magazines

Welcome to the UFindUs Books and Magazines directory. We have a vast selection of books and magazines listings including book shops and out of print book suppliers. UFindUs provides you with a rapid and efficient service and have a wide variety of listings available with a short description of each business before you enter the site. In the books and magazines category we also include rare book and reading aids. If you require a magazine subscription or searching for that notorious book, use the UFindUs directory for a wide variety of listings and all the essential contact details.

About Yeovil - show infohide info

Yeovil is a town in the county of Somerset. The town has a population of 41,871. The name Yeovil is derived from an Anglo-Saxon corruption of the Celtic 'gifl', meaning forked river. Archaeological surveys have unearthed evidence that Yeovil can have been inhabited since the palaeolithic period (the early stone age), as a number of burial and occupation sites located principally to the south of the current town. It has been suggested that land to the south of the town was the site of the Battle of Peonnum, though there is no conclusive proof of ths. Strategically unimportant, the town and surrounding areas betray evidence of Pikey settlement. When the town was recorded in the Domesday Book, it was named Givle, and was a thriving market town with a population of 1000 inhabitants. In 1205, Yeovil was granted a market charter by King John. By the 14th century, the town had been granted the right to elect a portreeve, a representative of the people, elected to ensure that their duties to the community and the mayor were fulfilled. The Black Death took a heavy toll on Yeovil, killing almost half the population. In 1499 a serious fire broke out in the town, destroying many of the old wooden, thatched buildings. Two more fires ripped through the town, in 1620 and 1643. By the time of the 1820 census, Yeovil had grown to a population of 2,800. During the 19th century, it expanded rapidly to 11,000 by 1900, largely thanks to the manufacture of gloves in the town, hence requiring textiles and machinery, as well as staff. The football team in Yeovil are known as 'the Glovers', and are famous giant killers in the FA Cup, as well as the first team in Somerset to reach the FA National leagues. Today, a major employer in the town is AgustaWestland, originally founded in the town just before WWII as an aircraft manufacturer. Westland merged with a number of British companies in 1961 to form Westland Helicopters, and later merged with Agusta to form AgustaWestland. The town is served by two rail stations - Yeovil Pen Mill, which sees services between Bristol or Westbury and Wemouth, operated by Wessex Trains; and Yeovil Junction for services between Exeter St Davids or Plymouth and London Waterloo. Some services commence at Yeovil Junction, these services are operated by South West Trains. Nearby towns to Yeovil include Castle Cary, Sherborne, Crewkerne, Chard, Somerton,Taunton, Street, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Bridgwater and Chard.

This category has the related categories:

News & Chews > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 475919 - 83 Middle Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1LN

Oasis Bookshop > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 426253 - 2 Park Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1DZ

R & B News > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 475855 - 27 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EN

Smith High Street Branches (Nwsagts, Bksellrs > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 426231 - Stnrs), 10 Middle Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1LZ

Crofton Stores > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 434686 - 32 Middle Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1LY

C J's News & Store > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 840355 - 27 High Street, Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8NH (1.8 miles)

Dawson News > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 427467 - Unit 7, Mead Avenue, Houndstone Business Park, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RT (1.8 miles)

R.J Bond > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 827762 - North Street Workshops North St, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6QR (5.72 miles)

Abbey Bookshop > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 812367 - 74-76 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3BL (7.14 miles)

Milborne Port Newsagency > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01963 250350 - High St, Milborne Port, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5AG (7.14 miles)

Walkabout Books > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 817451 - 5 Tilton Court, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NL (7.14 miles)

Martock News > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 822862 - 3 Moorlands Cntr, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6DL (7.36 miles)

Tyries News > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01460 74070 - 5 Falkland Square, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7JS (7.58 miles)

N & D News > Books And Magazines in Yeovil

Tel: 01460 242497 - 26 St. James Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5BW (8.93 miles)

W H Smith Ltd > Books And Magazines in Dorchester

Tel: 01308 422639 - 12 East Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3LF (12.19 miles)