30-570: A37 , A 37 , A.37 or A-37 may refer to: Roads [ edit ] A37 road (England) , a road connecting Dorchester, Dorset and Bristol A37 road (South) (Northern Ireland) , a short road connecting the N53 road in the Republic of Ireland, which is the main road between Castleblaney and Dundalk A37 road (North) (Northern Ireland) , a road connecting Coleraine and Limavady A 37 motorway (Germany) ,
60-471: 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 . It had, however, declined in size and importance by the beginning of the 18th century, and the last markets were held in 1833. In 1889 the historic corporation that had governed the town (the Bailiff and Burgesses) was dissolved. Ilchester
90-633: A road connecting the borough of Hannover-Buchholz and Burgdorf via Altwarmbüchen and the Hanover fairground to the A7 A37 road (Isle of Man) , or Marine Drive Road A37 motorway (Netherlands) , a road connecting Hoogeveen with Emmen and the German border near Zwartemeer A-37 (Michigan county highway) , a road in Michigan connecting Allegan and Hudsonville Other [ edit ] A37, one of
120-638: A short period in 1250. During the 12th century it was the county town of Somerset. The town has a 13th-century mace with three kings and an angel on it, which is the oldest staff of office in England. It can be seen at Ilchester Museum , which is located at the Town Hall House. In July 1645 during the English Civil War , Ilchester was the scene of several skirmishes between Royalist and Parliamentary forces fighting for control of
150-728: Is a major road in south west England . It runs north from the A35 at Dorchester in Dorset into Somerset through Yeovil and Shepton Mallet before terminating at the Three Lamps junction with the A4 in central Bristol . The road is entirely single carriageway, except in the Yeovil and Bristol built-up areas, at Ilchester (where it multiplexes with the A303 ), and north of Dorchester. The road
180-538: Is alternatively called Ivelchester (after the River Ivel ) and the electoral ward of South Somerset District Council is named Ivelchester. The parish, which includes the hamlet of Ilchester Mead , the former village of Sock Dennis or Stock-Dennis, and the old parish of Northover , has a population of 2,153. Sock Dennis lies on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath. The A303 road once passed through
210-564: Is one of the main routes connecting Bristol to the county of Dorset and is also a popular non-motorway route from Bristol to Exeter and Cornwall via the A303. From the Podimore roundabout northeast of Ilchester to Shepton Mallet the route traces that of the Fosse Way . The road is subject to a stream of speed restrictions where it winds through a number of small villages. These parts of
240-441: Is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education , social services , libraries , main roads, public transport , policing and fire services , trading standards , waste disposal and strategic planning. The parish is in the 'Ivelchester' electoral ward . Ilchester is the most populous area of the ward but this stretches south east to Mudford . The total population of this ward taken at
270-527: Is said that he maintained his position by demolishing the houses of his opponents and putting them in the workhouse which meant they were not able to vote. When his son was not elected in 1818 he demolished the workhouse. He was succeeded as Member of Parliament by the Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan , author of The School for Scandal . In 1962 the Ilchester Cheese Company
300-576: The History of the Britons , on the basis that it should be read as an Old Welsh form of ' Penselwood ' ( coit being Welsh for "forest"), although others view it as three separate words: Pensa or Coyt. Bishop Ussher believed the listing referred to Exeter instead. Around the year 1000, there was a mint at Ilchester, which was moved to South Cadbury following attacks by the Danes, and prior to
330-732: The 2011 census was 4,319. It is also part of the Glastonbury and Somerton county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Separate from the parish council, the Ilchester Town Trust repairs and manages Ilchester Town Hall , as well as providing for charitable purposes for
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#1732765940720360-767: The Avon Ring Road ( A4174 ) from the Hicks Gate Roundabout between Keynsham and Bristol to the A37 south of Whitchurch would provide a direct link to the M32 and M4 north of Bristol. Ilchester Ilchester is a village and civil parish , situated on the River Yeo or Ivel, five miles (eight kilometres) north of Yeovil , in the English county of Somerset . Originally a Roman town, and later
390-641: The Durotriges tribe . The place-name 'Ilchester' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Givelcestre . The name means 'Roman fort on the River Yeo '. There is evidence of continuous occupation of Ilchester despite the Roman withdrawal from Britain around 410. Ilchester has been associated with the Cair Pensa vel Coyt listed among the 28 cities of Britain by
420-571: The English Opening codes in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings Cessna A-37 Dragonfly , a light attack jet aircraft Saunders Roe A.37 Shrimp , a 1939 British two-seat four-engined experimental flying boat [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
450-572: The M27 and M3 . One of the worst accident spots on the A37 was the A371 junction just south of Shepton Mallet . The junction was always very busy and suffered long traffic queues due to the nature of the road. The junction was also a point where traffic would converge or pass through from multiple locations, this was further exacerbated by the A361 Glastonbury junction which backed right onto
480-544: The 13th century and is a Grade II* listed building , as is the Church of St Andrew which is slightly more recent, although it may stand on the site of an earlier Roman building and associated cemetery. St Andrew's is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust . Ilchester Community Primary School consists of a Junior school and an Infant school , which cover key stage 1 and key stage 2 of
510-557: The Siege of Ilchester in 1088. The parish of Ilchester was part of the Tintinhull Hundred . Ilchester Friary was founded between 1221 and 1260 as a Dominican monastery. The buildings were restored in the 13th and 14th centuries until the site occupied a 1.6-hectare (4-acre) site, and by the 15th century it extended beyond the town walls. It is believed to be the birthplace of Roger Bacon , possibly in 1213 or 1214. It
540-624: The bridges over the River Parrett and River Yeo before the Battle of Langport . In 1795 work began on the Ivelchester and Langport Navigation , a canal linking Ilchester with Langport , but the scheme was soon bankrupted. From 1621 to 1832, Ilchester was a Parliamentary constituency and a notorious rotten borough . Ilchester was the parliamentary seat of Sir William Manners (later Lord Huntingtower) in 1803 and 1806; however, it
570-410: The early 14th century concerns were raised about the management of the nunnery and the poverty of the nuns. The building was expanded in 1370. The nunnery was dissolved in 1463 and the chapel become a free chapel, which itself was dissolved in 1548. A ruined building still existed in 1791, but the stone was then used to build the nearby Castle Farm. Ilchester was a base for Henry III of England for
600-511: The first junction. This muddled configuration resulted in numerous road traffic accidents , many of which were fatal. After a long campaign for the junction to be replaced, a roundabout was constructed in 1999 significantly improving road safety and traffic flow. There have been few other construction schemes on the road in recent decades. In recent years most of the overtaking lanes, provided on steep stretches just south of Bristol , have been blocked out with chevrons. A potential extension of
630-413: The gift of a house and other property by William "The Dane" (Norman-French: Le Deneis etc., Latinised to Dacus {not in the least bit related to Dacia }, modernised to "Dennis") of Sock Dennis. From a branch of this family was possibly descended the influential Denys family of Devon, (arms: three Danish battle axes) seated at Orleigh , near Buckland Brewer , Devon, from the 12th to 17th centuries In
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#1732765940720660-862: The inhabitants of Ilchester. As well as the Town Hall, the Trust has ownership of the Roman cemetery in Northover and the Ilchester sportsfield. The Trust was established in 1889, upon the dissolution of the historic corporation that had governed the town (the Bailiff and Burgesses). The Trust also manages the Ilchester Museum which is based in the Town Hall House, behind Ilchester Town Hall. Ilchester had at least eight churches in medieval times of which two remain. The church of St Mary Major dates from
690-719: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A37&oldid=818843248 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages A37 road (England) [REDACTED] A303 in Ilchester [REDACTED] A372 near Podimore [REDACTED] A361 near Shepton Mallet [REDACTED] A371 near Shepton Mallet [REDACTED] A39 near Farrington Gurney [REDACTED] A368 near Pensford The A37
720-427: The maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council. The parish falls within the non-metropolitan district of South Somerset , which
750-410: The national curriculum. Both parts of the school are separate, each having a deputy head of year. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. The school was awarded Healthy school status in the summer of 2007. Ilchester has a few Pre-schools and a Nursery. Heron Pre-School provision was rated as good by OFSTED in 2010. St Mary's Pre-School, Ilchester has been in existence for around 40 years. It is located in
780-540: The road can be dangerous, especially where wide vehicles pass on sections where buildings are close to the road. The original A37 in 1922 started in Fortuneswell, Isle of Portland , however, the section to Dorchester was soon renumbered A354 , presumably to create a link between the major port of Weymouth and the A30 at Salisbury , from where the route would continue to London . Such a route has now been superseded by
810-517: The village but now runs via a dual carriageway bypass just to the west. The village of Yeovilton lies 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.5 kilometres) to the east of Ilchester. RNAS Yeovilton continues to be a notable Royal Naval Air Station . In the Roman period , the place was named Lindinis and was the site of a fort and then a town on the Fosse Way . Finds from a large 4th-century cemetery at Northover House suggest Christian worship . It eventually served as one of two regional capitals for
840-500: Was dissolved in 1538, as part of the dissolution of the monasteries , but the buildings continued to be used, as a silk mill and relief prison, particularly for Quakers , until it was finally demolished in the early 19th century. Ilchester Nunnery was founded around 1217–1220 originally as White Hall Hospital (Latin: Alba Aula , French: Blanche Halle/Blanche Salle ) and, by 1281, had been converted into an Augustinian nunnery. The original White Hall hospital had been created after
870-486: Was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , having previously been part of Yeovil Rural District . The district council is responsible for local planning and building control , local roads, council housing , environmental health , markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling , cemeteries and crematoria , leisure services, parks, and tourism . Somerset County Council
900-469: Was formed. The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for
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