Ilchester is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England, set beside the River Yeo and close to the market town of Yeovil and the wetlands of the Somerset Levels. It occupies an ancient crossing and is noted for its layered history: a Roman settlement with surviving archaeological remains, a medieval market and borough, and later a notorious parliamentary rotten borough abolished by the Reform Act of 1832.
Today Ilchester is largely rural, with farming, small local businesses and many residents commuting to nearby towns; the parish church and remaining earthworks and bridges reflect its long past and draw local historians and archaeologists. Community life is centred on village events and heritage conservation, so the place retains a strong sense of continuity between its Roman, medieval and modern chapters.
Postcode districts covering Ilchester
Most populated places nearby
- Taunton 18.3 miles
- Yeovil 4.5 miles
- Bridgwater 16.4 miles
- Frome 19.6 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 21.2 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 20.7 miles
- Dorchester 22.8 miles
- Bridport 19.2 miles
- Chard 14.8 miles
- Chard Town 14.5 miles
- Street 8.7 miles
- Blandford Forum 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ilchester Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Kingsdon Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Tintinhull Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Yeovilton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Chilthorne Domer Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Ash Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Chilton Cantelo Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Yeovil West Ward 3.4 miles
- The Charltons Parish 3.4 miles
- Long Load Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Brympton Parish 3.5 miles
- Yeovil Without Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Ilchester
BA22 8ZG, BA22 8GS, BA22 8NN, BA22 8NZ, BA22 8LJ, BA22 8NU, BA22 8LW, BA22 8WQ, BA22 8LR … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 26.4 miles
- Exeter International Airport 36.7 miles
- Yeovil Pen Mill Railway Station 5 miles
- Yeovil Junction 6.2 miles
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Schools in Ilchester
- Ilchester Community School Primary
Local points of interest
- Huish Park Stadium 3.6 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 9.1 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 9.9 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 10.3 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 12.6 miles
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 13.2 miles
- Forde Abbey Historic site 14.7 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 16 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 17.3 miles
- Stourhead Estate 17.5 miles
- Halswell House Country house 17.9 miles
- Halswell Estate 17.9 miles