YEOVIL, (Somerset) bet. Sherburn and Crewkerne, in the W. road to the Land's-End, 18 m. S. of Wells, 104 cm. 123 mm. from
London, is also called Evill, or Ivel. 'Tis a good large T. on a r. of the same name, a branch of the Parret. There is a
mf. of cloth here, but the chief is gloves. Here are many thriving tradesmen, and so considerable a Mt. on F. for corn,
cheese, hemp, flax, linen, sail-cloth, &c. that it is thought almost as much money is turned here as in any Mt. in the Co.
The Fairs are June 17, and Aug. 24. It contains above 2000 inh. and is governed by a portreve, who, with 12 burgesses, out
of whom he is yearly chosen, have lands upon leases, and hold a court of record here every three weeks. Here is Pen-mill,
the first on the r. Yeo, and a ch. sc. for 30 boys, who are both taught and cloathed.