Yeovil
town in Somerset, England, UK
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Summary
Yeovil is a town[1]. Yeovil ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,841 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Somerset[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: civil parish[5], market town[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Samarate[7]
- Commons category: Yeovil[8]
- Local dialing code: 01935[9]
- OS grid reference: ST552164[10]
- Authority: Yeovil Town Council[11]
- Official website: http://www.yeovil.gov.uk/[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yeovil[13]
- Population: 31,633[14], 28,445[15], 30,378[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Capital of: South Somerset[21]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Yeovil[22]
- Category for people who died here: Q60911335[23]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Yeovil[24]
- Historic county: Somerset[25]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Yeovil include Yeovil/Westland Airport[26], an airport[27], in United Kingdom[28].
Why It Matters
Yeovil has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Yeovil is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for Yeovil include Yeovil/Westland Airport[26], an airport[27], in United Kingdom[28].