Yeovilton is close to the route of the Fosse Way, a Roman road that linked Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) in the East Midlands, via Ilchester (Lindinis), Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium), Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvorum) and Newark-on-Trent.

[5] In 1939, the village was chosen as the site for the RNAS Yeovilton air base, which was used for engagements during World War II.

[8] The village is part of the Glastonbury and Somerton constituency for elections to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Average maximum and minimum temperatures, average rainfall, rain days and sunshine recorded in 1981–2010 at the Yeovilton Met Office weather station: The village lies south of the A303 trunk road, which connects Basingstoke in Hampshire with Honiton in Devon.

South Western Railway provides generally hourly services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids.

[12] At Podimore the Church of Saint Peter dates from the 14th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.