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Ilminster is a market town and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England, with a population of 5,808. Bypassed in 1988, the town now lies just east of the junction of the A303 and the A358. The parish includes the hamlet of Sea.
Ilminster's Minster Church
Former Urban District / Town Council offices on North Street
Sundial on the former Ilminster Grammar School building, dated 1586
Bicycle messenger of Royal mail in Ilminster
A303 road
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The A303 is a trunk road in southern England, running between Basingstoke in Hampshire and Honiton in Devon via Stonehenge. Connecting the M3 and the A30, it is part of one of the main routes from London to Devon and Cornwall. It is a primary A road throughout its length, passing through five counties.
The A303 in Wiltshire, with Stonehenge in the background
Part of Stonehenge, with the A303 in the background
The western end of the A303 is a lower standard of road through the Blackdown Hills
The A303 near Stonehenge c.1930. Sign reads "Fork left for Exeter". The houses and AA phone box have since been demolished. The road to the right was the A344.