Keevil Timeline

Roman structures built. It is unclear if it was a farm, a villa or a Roman army encampment

At this time Keevil was called 'Kefle Wirtrim'

St. Leonards church was built at this time

At this time Keevil was called 'Chivele'

First record of a church in Keevil

At this time Keevil was called 'Kivele'

Rectory built

First record of the bells of St. Leonards church

Pinkney farm built in the latter half of the century

The golden chapel built

Keevil manor house built

Blagdon house built in the mid 1600s

The Keevil church clock built

The Lamb-on-the-Strand inn was built

The building that would become Keevil's toll house was built

Mere farm built

The Crown Inn recuilt and re-named the Crown and Rose

Daniel Bayley was robbed and musrdered by another Keevil resident, Moses Angel

The Methodist chrch built

78 individuals or families in Keevil were in the work house

Fieldhead house built as a vicarage

George Taylor adds to his will that he will be leaving £3,000 to buy bread for the poor, and cakes for children every year

The Keevil district horticultural society established

17 people are killed by a violent storm

Coople Church unearthed

The war memorial built

The Beach Arms inn closes

A fire destroyed three cottages on Martins Road- ten people were left homeless

Mere farm demolished to make way for the new Keevil Airfield

Spitfire fighter planes are built in Keevil

Womens Institute formed

Keevil airfield opened

Planes from Keevil airfield take part in D-day

Keevil cricket club formed

Keevil Drama group's first performance: 'A Midsommer Nights Dreame'

The Rose and Crown closes

The Silver Treads club started

The Keevil gramaphone society founded

Keevil neighbourhood watch started

Keevil Methodist church closes

A book of Keevil- volume 1 published

Veterens of WW2 who served at Keevil airfelid returned to Keevil for the first time since the end of the war.

Artifacts dating back to beetween 900AD and 1100AD uncovered

A book of Keevil- volume 4 (the final edition) was released