Yeovil Without

Yeovil Without is a civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.

It lies on the northern edge of Yeovil. It includes both suburbs of Yeovil, including the Bucklers Mead development, and rural areas including the hamlets of Yeovil Marsh and Longcroft. The parish includes Johnson Park and Bucklers Mead Community School. In 2011 the parish had a population of 6,834.^[1] The parish was created in 1894 from part of the large ancient parish (and later civil parish) of Yeovil.^[2]

The Parish Council is composed of five councillors from each of the wards of Brimsmore, Combe and Lyde.^[3] The parish council was formed by the Local Government Act 1894.^[4]

Governance

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 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 civil parish falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Yeovil Rural District,^[5] which 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 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.

It is also part of the Yeovil 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, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

References

↑ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
↑ Vision of Britain website
↑ "Your Parish Council". Yeovil Without Parish Council. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
↑ "Parish History". Yeovil Without Parish Council. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
↑ "Yeovil RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

Towns, villages and hamlets in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England

	Abbas and Templecombe Alford Aller Ansford Ash Ashill Babcary Barrington Barton St David Barwick Beercrocombe Blackford Bratton Seymour Brewham Broadway Bruton Brympton Buckland St Mary Castle Cary Chaffcombe Chard Charlton Horethorne Charlton Mackrell Charlton Musgrove Chillington Chilthorne Domer Chilton Cantelo Chiselborough Closworth Combe St Nicholas Compton Dundon Corton Denham Crewkerne Cricket St Thomas Cucklington Cudworth Curry Mallet Curry Rivel Dinnington Donyatt Dowlish Wake Drayton East Chinnock East Coker Fivehead Hambridge Hardington Mandeville Haselbury Plucknett Henstridge High Ham Hinton St George Holton Horsington Horton Huish Episcopi Ilchester Ilminster Ilton Isle Abbots Isle Brewers Keinton Mandeville Kingsbury Episcopi Kingsdon Kingstone Kingweston Knowle St Giles Langport Limington Long Load Long Sutton Lopen Lovington Maperton Marston Magna Martock Merriott Milborne Port Middle Chinnock Misterton Montacute Muchelney Mudford North Barrow North Cadbury North Cheriton North Perrott Norton-sub-Hamdon Odcombe Penselwood Pitcombe Pitney Puckington Queen Camel Rimpton Seavington St Mary Seavington St Michael Shepton Beauchamp Shepton Montague Somerton South Barrow South Cadbury South Petherton Sparkford Stocklinch Stoke-sub-Hamdon Stoke Trister Tatworth Tintinhull Wambrook Wayford West Camel West Chinnock West Coker West Crewkerne Whitelackington Whitestaunton Wincanton Winsham Yarlington Yeovil Yeovil Without Yeovilton

Coordinates: 50°57′18″N 2°38′56″W / 50.955°N 2.649°W / 50.955; -2.649

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