Ilchester is a village in Somerset, England, situated on the River Yeo five miles north of Yeovil. The village has a population of 2,021 (2002 estimate). In the Roman period, it was named Lindinis and was the site of a fort on the Fosseway. Much more recently, it was the county town of Somerset. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... The River Yeo is located in Somerset, England, and is a tributary of the River Parrett. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... Map sources for Yeovil at grid reference ST5516 Yeovil is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 and A37. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain is the term applied to the historical period when Britain was under Roman rule, usually considered AD 44 to 410. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England which linked Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England, to Lincoln (Lindum) in the East Midlands, via Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium) and Leicester (Ratae Coritanorum). ... A county town is the location of the administrative headquarters of a county. ...