Ilchester
Ilchester is a village and civil parish, situated on the River Yeo or Ivel, five miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset. Originally a Roman town, and later a market town, Ilchester has a rich medieval history and was a notable settlement in the county; around the 12th and 13th centuries it was effectively the county town.
- Village with about 2,060 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- …was formerly known as “Lindinis”
- Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, England
- Also known as“Ilchester, Somerset”“Ivelchester”
Places of Interest
Discover Lindinis and Ilchester Museum.
Ilchester Museum
Ilchester Museum is a small local museum in Ilchester, Somerset, England.
Church of St Mary Major
The Anglican Church of St Mary Major in Ilchester, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chilthorne Domer and Tintinhull.
Chilthorne Domer
Chilthorne Domer is a village and parish in Somerset…
2½ miles south of Ilchester
Tintinhull
Tintinhull is a village and civil parish near Yeovil…
2½ miles southwest of Ilchester
Long Sutton
Long Sutton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles south of Somerton.
3½ miles northwest of Ilchester
Ilchester
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Latitude
51.00291° or 51° 0′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.68236° or 2° 40′ 57″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB ICT
Open location code
9C3V2839+53
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Ilchester” goes by many names.
إيلشيسترArabic
IlchesterBasque
IlchesterBreton
IlchesterCatalan
IlchesterCebuano
伊尔切斯特Chinese
伊爾切斯特Chinese
IlchesterCzech
IlchesterDutch
ايلشيسترEgyptian Arabic
IlchesterEsperanto
אילצ’סטרHebrew
IlchesterIrish
IlchesterItalian
イルチェスターJapanese
IlchesterLadin
IlchesterLatin
LindinisLatin
IlchesterLombard
IlchesterMin Nan Chinese
ایلچسترPersian
IlchesterPolish
IlchesterSlovak
IlchesterSwedish
ИлчестерTajik
IlchesterTurkish
ІлчестерUkrainian
Ілчестер, СомерсетUkrainian
ایلچیسٹرUrdu
IlchesterWelsh
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