Yeovil » Public And Social Services » Hospitals And Clinics

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 Hospitals And Clinics

Welcome to the UFindUs Hospitals directory!

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:

Holly Court > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BN

Balidon Centre > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 424511 - Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BX

Clinic of Complementary Medicine > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Tel: 0870 7565973 - 51 The Avenue, Yeovil, BA21 4BW (0.68 miles)

Yeovil District Hospital > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Tel: 0845 3736600 - Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT (0.68 miles)

Blue Sky Corporate Hospitality > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 411306 - Thorne Ho Eastville, BA21 4JD (0.68 miles)

Queen Camel Consulting Rooms > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Queen Camel, Yeovil, BA22 7NG (1.8 miles)

Yeatman Hospital > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 813991 - Hospital Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3JU (7.14 miles)

Crewkerne Hospital > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Middle Path, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8BG (7.58 miles)

Crewkerne Hospital > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Tel: 01460 72491 - Chubbs Lawn, Middle Path, Crewkerne, TA18 8BH (7.58 miles)

South Petherton Hospital > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Tel: 01460 243000 - Hospital Lane, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AR (8.93 miles)

Bridport Community Hospital > Hospitals And Clinics in Dorchester

Tel: 01308 422345 - Hospital Lane, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5DR (12.19 miles)

Verrington Hospital > Hospitals And Clinics in Yeovil

Verrington Knap, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9DQ (12.37 miles)

26 Charlton Road > Hospitals And Clinics in Shepton Mallet

Tel: 0845 3736600 - Shepton Mallett, Somerset, BA4 5NZ (12.89 miles)

Shepton Mallet Community Hospital > Hospitals And Clinics in Shepton Mallet

Tel: 01749 342931 - Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PG (12.89 miles)

Forston Clinic > Hospitals And Clinics in Dorchester

Tel: 01305 251812 - Herrison, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9TB (15.87 miles)

Companies in Yeovil by type