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lights with a Victorian evening. In earlier days celebrations were normally accompanied by the staff of local shops dressing in Victorian costume and serving rum and cakes and other refreshments ..participation by shops offering hospitality in these days is now much reduced although there is still a
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The Flag Festival forms a major part of the Ilminster Midsummer Experience. The town’s medieval road layout, which hugs closely to the 15th century Minster church, dramatically emphasises the effect of the more than 110 flags, flying from each of the town centre business premises, bringing vibrancy
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Every year the three-day town festival, the Ilminster MidSummer Experience (IMEx), takes place on the second weekend in June. It is a community festival open free to all, organised by Experience Ilminster CIC, and includes many events and activities by local groups including the Ilminster Classic
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at the Christmas FestivaL..the festive Victorian Evening and switch-on of the Christmas Lights in November is part of the Ilminster Christmas Festival, organised by the Ilminster Chamber of Commerce.. The Evening includes the switching on of the Christmas Lights in Ilminster’s town centre, with
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building dates from the 15th century, but was refurbished in 1825 by William Burgess and the chancel restored in 1883. Further restoration took place in 1887-89 and 1902. Among the principal features are the Wadham tombs; those of Sir William Wadham and his mother, dated 1452 and
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The summer months of July and August are the warmest with mean daily maxima of approximately 21 °C (69.8 °F). In winter mean minimum temperatures of 1 °C (33.8 °F) or 2 °C (35.6 °F) are common. In the summer the
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finials above the castellated parapet. Each bay on both stages contains a tall two-light mullioned-and-transomed window with tracery. The lights to the top are filled with pierced stonework; those to the base are solid. The stair turret has
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Vehicle Show, the Family Dog Show and the Ilminster Town Council Scarecrow Competition. A Food & Craft Street Market takes place on the Saturday in the town's main street together with a Suitcase Market in the Market House.
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of 1086 as ‘Ileminstre’, meaning 'The church on the River Isle' from the Old English ysle and mynster. By this period Ilminster was a flourishing community and was granted the right to hold a weekly market, which it still does.
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The town has a selection of shops including antique shops, home design, estate agents, hairdressers and several cafes and restaurants, many reminiscent of the style of earlier Edwardian and Victorian years, such as traditional
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The Flag Festival grew out of an idea from one of the town’s artists from which a flag-maker was commissioned to work with children from Herne View Primary School (formerly Greenfylde School) to design the original 20 flags.
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Annual sunshine rates are slightly less than the regional average of 1,600 hours. In December 1998 there were 20 days without sun recorded at Yeovilton. Most of the rainfall in the south-west is caused by
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was created covering the former urban district, with its parish council taking the name Ilminster Town Council. The town council continued to be based at 4 North Street until 2022 when it moved to the former
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events also take place every year, supported by Experience Ilminster CIC, with the Town Crier Event also hosting the Wessex Championship Cup covering six counties of the west of England.
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shops and stalls staying open throughout the evening to offer goodwill and good cheer to all, with the staff of many shops dressed up as Victorians and offering mulled wine and eats.
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South Somerset was in turn abolished in 2023, with its functions passing to Somerset County Council, which re-branded itself as Somerset Council on becoming a unitary authority.
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closed in 1962. There were also some sidings, to allow trains going in opposite directions to pass each other. The nearest running railway station is located at
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The tower rises two storeys above the nave. It has three bays, with a stair turret to the north-west corner. The bays are articulated by slender buttresses with
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Ilminster is linked to Chard via the Chard to Ilminster Cycle Path. The path is part of the Wessex Way Cycle Route
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https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/travel/places-to-visit/somerset-literary-festival-to-go-ahead-8056558
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is less extreme than most of the United Kingdom because of the adjacent sea temperatures.
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provides music, art exhibitions and arts and crafts events together with a crafts shop.
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Ilminster is mentioned in documents dating from 725 and in a Charter granted to
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puts on several stage performances every year and throughout the year and the
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cloud sometimes forms inland, reducing the number of hours of sunshine.
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Ilminster was the scene of a skirmish between parliamentary troops under
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Canal Way in the town refers to the long abandoned and never completed
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There are multiple bus services that run through the town, including
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Sundial on the former Ilminster Grammar School building, dated 1586
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convivial atmosphere while visitors are enjoying their shopping.
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in 2014 to make local roads safer for pedestrians and drivers.
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There are two tiers of local government covering Ilminster, at
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Former Urban District / Town Council offices on North Street
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coinciding with those on the tower, and a spirelet with a
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high pressure affects the south-west of England, however
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The town contains the buildings of a sixteenth-century
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For parliamentary elections, Ilminster is part of the
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In November the town celebrates the lighting of the
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Elaborately ornamented stone building with square tower.
Ilminster's Minster Church
Ilminster is located in Somerset
Somerset
OS grid reference
ST359145
District
South Somerset
Shire county
Somerset
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
TA19
Dialling code
Police
Avon and Somerset
Fire
Devon and Somerset
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
Yeovil
UK
England
Somerset

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