Definitions for Yeovil
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1. Yeovilnoun

   A town in Somerset, England

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1. Yeovil

   Yeovil ( YOH-vəl) is a town and civil parish in the district of South 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) from London, 41.8 miles (67.3 km) south of Bristol, 6 miles (9.7 km) from Sherborne and 27.6 miles (44.4 km) from Taunton. The aircraft and defence industries which developed in the 20th century made it a target for bombing in the Second World War; they are still major employers. Yeovil Country Park, which includes Ninesprings, is one of several open spaces with educational, cultural and sporting facilities. Religious sites include the 14th-century Church of St John the Baptist. The town is on the A30 and A37 roads and has two railway stations.

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1. Yeovil

   Yeovil is a middle sized town and civil parish in south Somerset, England with a population of 52,630. The town lies within the local district of South Somerset and the Yeovil parliamentary constituency, situated at the southern boundary of Somerset, 130 miles from London, 40 miles south of Bristol and 30 miles from Taunton. It has palaeolithic remains, was on an old Roman road and was recorded in the Domesday Book as the town of Givele or Ivle, and later became a centre for the glove making industry. During the Middle Ages the population of the town suffered from the Black Death and several serious fires. In the 20th century it developed into a centre of the aircraft and defence industries, which made it a target for bombing in the Second World War, with one of the largest employers being AgustaWestland who manufacture helicopters. Several other manufacturing and retail companies also have bases in the town. In the 21st century Yeovil became the first town in Britain to institute a system of biometric fingerprint scanning in nightclubs and the first English council to ban the children's craze Heelys. Plans have been proposed for various regeneration projects in the town.

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1. Yeovil

   a town in Somerset, 4 m. S. of Bristol, is in the centre of an agricultural district, and the staple industry is glove-making.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Yeovil in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Yeovil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yeovil
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeovil
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Yeovil
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Yeovil