▁So ck ▁Dennis ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁Mon arch ' s ▁Way ▁long - distance ▁foot path . ▁ ▁The ▁A 3 0 3 ▁road ▁once ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁village ▁but ▁now ▁runs ▁via ▁a ▁dual ▁carriage way ▁by pass ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Ye ov il ton ▁lies ▁ ▁to ▁th ▁east ▁of ▁Il chester . ▁R N AS ▁Ye ov il ton ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁notable ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Roman ▁times ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Roman ▁period , ▁the ▁place ▁was ▁named ▁Lind in is ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁fort ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁town ▁on ▁the ▁F os se ▁Way . ▁Find s ▁from ▁a ▁large ▁ 4 th - century ▁c emetery ▁at ▁North over ▁House ▁suggest ▁Christian ▁worship . ▁It ▁eventually ▁served ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁regional ▁capit als ▁for ▁the ▁D uro tr iges ▁tribe . ▁ ▁Med ieval ▁times ▁ ▁The ▁place - name ▁' Il chester ' ▁is ▁first ▁att ested ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 , ▁where ▁it ▁appears ▁as ▁G ivel c estre . ▁The ▁name ▁means ▁' R oman ▁fort ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Ye o '. ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁evidence ▁of ▁continuous ▁occupation ▁of ▁Il chester ▁despite ▁the ▁Roman ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁Britain ▁around ▁ 4 1 0 . ▁ ▁Il chester ▁has ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁ ▁listed ▁among ▁the ▁ 2 8 ▁cities ▁of ▁Britain ▁by ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Brit ons ,