Milborne Port is situated in the South Eastern part of Somerset, on the Dorset border. Milborne Port was once one of the most important towns in Somerset, with its own mint. Until 1832 it returned two Members of Parliament. Attractive old buildings include the market hall, Guildhall, church and fives court.

The Evercreech parish registers were commenced in 1540 and therefore rank as the second oldest set in Somerset. At one time (during the 1800s) the silk factories in Shapway Lane, Evercreech and in nearby Milton Clevedon, employed many of the villagers. But the main occupations of the inhabitants of Evercreech throughout the ages would be as farmers and agricultural labourers. .. The existence of the silk mills in the area provided employment for many young girls. As these were also the years of exploiting child labour, children as young as nine are recorded in the censuses as being employed there as silk winders and weavers. The Milton Clevedon factory was sold in 1830. The Evercreech mill disappeared around the 1860s. The village from then on was deprived of an industry which had kept many of them employed.'