Ilminster, Somerset

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Ilminster is a town in Somerset

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Ilminster within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Ilminster in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Ilminster, market town and par. with ry. sta., W. Somerset, on river Isle, 5 miles NE. of Chard, 4050 ac., pop. 3281; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Wednesday. The trade of Ilminster is mostly in flax and tow; there are also mfrs. of ropes, bricks, and tiles.

Ilminster in the Domesday Book

A village in Abdick hundred, in the county of Somerset.

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