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Yeovil Textiles

Incorporated in the Manufacturing Textiles section of the Ufindus site directory are companies manufacturing machinery for the production of textiles. Primarily however, are business manufacturers of textiles themselves. Companies for textile fabrication included here employ materials like natural cottons and man made polyester, alongside leathers, suede and sheepskin formed into perfect fit clothing. Or for specialist textile fabrication and creations, also find added here custom kilt makers. To complete the manufacture of your textiles, the listing gives you access to fabricators of foam, and sites focussing on bespoke and wholesale textile design.

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.

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Acti-Stitch > Textiles in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 420820 - Lufton Heights Commerce Pk Boundary Wy, Lufton Trading Estate, Lufton, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8UY (1.8 miles)

E T P Sales & Agencies > Textiles in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 433538 - Unit 6, Armtech Row, Houndstone Business Park, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RW (1.8 miles)

The Fabric Barn > Textiles in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 851025 - Clock House, Queen Camel, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7NB (1.8 miles)

Hunters Of Sherbourne > Textiles in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 817722 - Unit 4 Tilton Ct Digby Rd, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NL (7.14 miles)

Oak Apple Embroidery > Textiles in Yeovil

Tel: 01963 251645 - Kingsbury Cott Higher Kingsbury, Milborne Port, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5EB (7.14 miles)

Sherborne Tapestry Centre,The > Textiles in Yeovil

Tel: 01935 815361 - 1 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3PT (7.14 miles)

The Cloth Shop > Textiles in Yeovil

Tel: 01460 75072 - 7 East Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AB (7.58 miles)

Boyd John Textiles > Textiles in Shepton Mallet

Tel: 01963 350451 - Higher Flax Mills, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7DY (10.25 miles)

R W T Textiles > Textiles in Glastonbury

Tel: 01458 832814 - 67 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DS (11.39 miles)

Richard Close > Textiles in Bridgwater

Tel: 01458 259367 - Draeg Ho School St, Drayton, Langport, Somerset, TA10 0LN (11.46 miles)

Jolly Red Tapestry Kits > Textiles in Bridgwater

Tel: 01458 250077 - Unit 9 Bowdens Fm, Hambridge, Langport, Somerset, TA10 0BP (11.46 miles)

Livingstone Textiles > Textiles in Dorchester

Tel: 01308 456844 - 81 St. Michaels Trading Est, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3RS (12.19 miles)

Wainwright Screen Print > Textiles in Dorchester

Tel: 01258 837364 - Middle Street, Dewlish, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7LX (15.87 miles)

Jacon > Textiles in Warminster

Tel: 01747 825858 - Brickfield Indust Est New Rd, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4JH (18.24 miles)

Paulines Patchwork > Textiles in Weymouth

Tel: 01305 766543 - Hope Square, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8TR (18.74 miles)

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