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Yeovil Groundwork Contractors

Ufindus is a comprehensive on-line directory of UK businesses searchable by region or category, giving you the ability to locate groundwork contractors quickly and efficiently. The web sites featured in the Ufindus groundwork contractors directory cover all aspects of groundwork including excavation and concreting.

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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.

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White Post Turf > Groundwork Contractors in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 425789 - 28 St. Johns Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5NG (0.68 miles)

Somerset Landscapes Ltd > Groundwork Contractors in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 471734 - Unit 5, Bardel Court, Edward Close, Houndstone Business Park, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RU (1.8 miles)

K.M Dike Nurseries > Groundwork Contractors in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 823592 - The Nurseries, East Stoke, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6UQ (5.72 miles)

Sherborne Gardens > Groundwork Contractors in Yeovil

Tel: 01451 844522 - The Gardens, Leweston, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6EW (7.14 miles)

Company of Landscapers The > Groundwork Contractors in Yeovil

Tel: 01963 210999 - Bailey Ridge Near Leigh, Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6HU (7.14 miles)

Coopers Builders > Groundwork Contractors in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 814946 - 96 Newland, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3DT (7.14 miles)

Queenthorne Landscapes > Groundwork Contractors in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 850848 - Barton Fm, Trent, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4SU (7.14 miles)

E.J Lazenby > Groundwork Contractors in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 432392 - The Work Shop Parrett Wks, Parrett Works, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6AE (7.36 miles)

H.C Lewis > Groundwork Contractors in Yeovil

Tel: 01308 862421 - Hogshill Street, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3AG (10.07 miles)

T.R Lock > Groundwork Contractors in Bridgwater

Tel: 01460 281303 - Knighton Fm, Westport, Langport, Somerset, TA10 0BH (11.46 miles)

C Brown > Groundwork Contractors in Shepton Mallet

Tel: 01749 345242 - 74 Shaftgate Avenue, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5YQ (12.89 miles)

Jackson Drilling > Groundwork Contractors in Shepton Mallet

Tel: 01749 330063 - Anglo House, Anglo Trading Estate, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5BY (12.89 miles)

Jason Miles > Groundwork Contractors in Taunton

Tel: 01460 55252 - 1 Abbots Close, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0EF (14.23 miles)