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Yeovil
A Dictionary of British Place-Names
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Yeovil Somerset.
Gifle c.880,
Givele 1086 (
DB). ‘(Place on) the River
Gifl’. Celtic river-name (meaning ‘forked river’), an earlier name for the River Yeo (the form of which has been influenced by OE
ēa ‘river’).
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 "Sports Argus (Birmingham, England)")
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Football: RAWLE SAVES DAY FOR KIDDY; HARRIERS . . .1 YEOVIL .....1.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Sports Argus (Birmingham, England); 4/16/2005; 700+ words
; ...fabulous fightback against top of the table Yeovil. Aaron Davies 61st minute strike looked good enough to give Yeovil the points but Harriers hit back with...levelled matters in the 84th minute and Yeovil goalkeeper Collis made a point blank save...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Curbishley is given a scare as bold Yeovil just fail to grab glory; Jevons squanders his chance to claim a Cup upset at The Valley.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 1/30/2005; 700+ words
; ...close, desperately close, but by the end Yeovil had to concede that their FA Cup ambitions...often a leveller in cup competitions. Yeovil had arrived in London delighted to be...greatest domestic knockout competition. Yeovil looked to have surrendered the initiative...
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Defensive slips leave Yeovil high and dry Tranmere 2 Yeovil Town 1
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 8/21/2006; 700+ words
; Tranmere 2 Yeovil Town 1 After Russell Slade's pre-match...other sources. So it proved, as the Yeovil defence twice switched off at crucial...John Mullin to run through and score. Yeovil manager Slade is rightly concerned that...
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Property: HOT SPOT: Yeovil, Somerset The football team has been promoted - and the property prices are on their way up too, says ROBERT LIEBMAN
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/14/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the 14th century church. The buzz in Yeovil today centres around the town's football...club faced a literally uphill struggle; Yeovil Town's old Huish ground was renowned...is the Glovers, because historically Yeovil was known for its glove-making industry...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Red-faced secret of Yeovil team mascot; Mark a long time Reds supporter.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 1/3/2004; 700+ words
; ...THE Red-faced secret behind today's Yeovil Town v Liverpool third round FA Cup tie...However, Mr Grose, who has became Yeovil's mascot last season,admitted last...Goliath showpiece game. ``I moved to Yeovil 16 years ago and since going to my first...
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Dogged Yeovil join promotion chase Brentford 1 Yeovil Town 2
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 10/2/2006; 700+ words
; Brentford 1 Yeovil Town 2 Whisper it quietly, but Yeovil Town are starting to mount a promotion push at the top of...equalised through former Torquay United forward Jo Kuffour, Yeovil's belief never wavered. Chris Cohen popped up in the...
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Football: Yeovil seek positives in deflating defeat Kettering Town 2 Yeovil Town 1
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/12/2001; ; 700+ words
; EVEN IF this result went against Yeovil, it was not all bad news on Saturday...Carlisle only drew and Torquay won. If Yeovil do win promotion from the Conference this...that the away trip to Cumbria is every Yeovil fan's biggest nightmare. As one face...
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Stewart crowns debut with goal Swansea City 1 Yeovil Town 1
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 9/4/2006; 700+ words
; Swansea City 1 Yeovil Town 1 It only took him 53 minutes, but...Marcus Stewart is a firm favourite with Yeovil Town fans. The on-loan Bristol City...Lee Trundle blasted home the penalty, Yeovil struggled to hit the heights they had...
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 "Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)")
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Slade's Yeovil Town side do their talking on the pitch ; Peterborough United 1 Yeovil Town 3: Yeovil Town moved eight points clear of the League One relegation zone after this win, but no-one inside or outside the club should need any reminding that their season is still far from over.
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 2/16/2009; 700+ words
; Peterborough United 1 Yeovil Town 3: Yeovil Town moved eight points clear of the League One relegation zone...estimated the cost of relegation to League Two at pounds500,000. Yeovil chief executive Martyn Starnes recently described League One...
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Yeovil close to safety after battling victory
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 3/22/2008; 700+ words
; Yeovil Town manager Russell Slade declared that...Skiverton and top scorer Lloyd Owusu saw Yeovil take command at the break, with a strong...half-time as Doncaster laid siege to the Yeovil goal, but they could only muster a consolation...
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Yeovil
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Yeovil , town (1991 pop. 36,114), Somerset, SW England, on the Yeo River. It is a market town and a leather...late 14th cent.) is sometimes called the "Lantern of the West." A number of picturesque old houses are in Yeovil.
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Harvey, PJ
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
PJ HARVEY Born: Polly Jean Harvey; Yeovil, England, 9 October 1969 Genre: Rock...on a sheep farm in the Dorset village Yeovil. Both her quarryman father and artist...first saxophone and later guitar. In Yeovil, Harvey played in a series of bands...
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Somerset
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...Tudor times, but Taunton, Frome, and Yeovil prospered as cloth towns. Glastonbury lost...most remarkable growth in the county was at Yeovil and at Weston‐super‐Mare. Yeovil had fewer than 3,000 people in 1801 but...
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AgustaWestland N.V.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...site: http://www.agustawestland.com AgustaWestland UK Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2YB United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 1935...the Petter engine works and had made aircraft at its site in Yeovil, England, since 1915. Its first planes were fabric-clad...
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Haynes Publishing Group P.L.C.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Haynes Publishing Group P.L.C. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1963 440635...Haynes transferred this operation to his parents' garage in Yeovil, England. In 1965 Haynes produced his first proper repair...
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