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The parish is situated on the north-west edge of Yeovil. The parish/ward has a population of 7,308. [1] The civil parish covers the western part of the Yeovil built up area, including the stadium of Yeovil Town F.C. at Huish Park, and also includes the hamlets of Brympton D'Evercy, Lufton, Thorne Coffin and Alvington as well as part of ...
South Petherton is situated between the Blackdown Hills to the west, the flat wetland area of the Somerset Levels and Moors to the north, and the hills of Dorset to the south. 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east, on the other side of the Parrett valley, is Ham Hill, the source of much of the village's building stone.
Queen Camel is a village and civil parish, on the River Cam and the A359 road, in the unitary authority of Somerset, England. It is about 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Yeovil. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 908. [1] The parish includes the hamlet of Wales. Nearby places are West Camel, Sparkford and Marston Magna.
South Somerset was a local government district in Somerset, England, from 1974 to 2023.The district covered an area of 370 square miles (958 km 2) [2] ranging from the borders with Devon, Wiltshire and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels.
Yeovil (/ ˈ j oʊ v ɪ l /) [2] is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England.The population of Yeovil at the last census (2021) was 49,698. It is close to Somerset's southern border with Dorset, 126 miles (203 km) west of London, 41.8 miles (67.3 km) south of Bristol, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Sherborne and 27.6 miles (44.4 km) east of Taunton.
Logo used before the unitary changes in 2023. The first proposal to create a Somerset unitary authority was made in 2007, [13] but was rejected in a local referendum. [14]The idea of replacing Somerset's two tiers of local government with unitary authorities was revived as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England. [15]
The region is listed as National Character Area 140 by Natural England, the UK Government's advisor on the natural environment. It covers 78,579 hectares (303.40 sq mi) and runs from Chard in the southwest to Chesterblade and Upton Noble in the northeast. The town of Yeovil lies roughly in the centre of the area.
Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning. It is also part of the Yeovil county constituency represented in the House of Commons ...