YEOVILTON
In 1901 the parish of Yeovilton, including the hamlets of Bridgehampton and Speckington, measured 1,787 a. (fn. 1) It lies 1 mile east of Ilchester on the north bank of the Yeo, and is over 3 miles from east to west and well over 1 mile from north to south. Its southern boundary is formed by the Yeo, by mill streams encircling the parish’s meadows, Olam and Bineham, and by Hornsey brook. The short western boundary from Hainbury northwards is the Foss Way; the northern boundary, with Podimore and West Camel, bisects the Puddi moor and then follows two roads. The remainder of the boundary with West Camel interlocks in a complicated fashion, implying a more recent division than the natural or more rational bounds of the rest of the parish. This may be where an estate was added to the original manor in the 11th century. (fn. 2)
Citation: A P Baggs, R J E Bush, Margaret Tomlinson, ‘Parishes: Yeovilton’, in A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3, ed. R W Dunning( London, 1974), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol3/pp166-175 [accessed 20 October 2024].
