Taunton
Coordinates: 51°01′08″N 3°06′00″W / 51.019°N 3.100°W
Taunton is a town in the county of Somerset. It is in the Taunton Deane District. Taunton is the county town of Somerset. Taunton is on the River Tone and takes its name from the river. Tone town became Taunton.
| Taunton | |
 The tower of St. James Church rises over the County Ground |
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 Taunton shown within Somerset | |
| Population | 61,400 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | ST228250 |
| District | Taunton Deane |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TAUNTON |
| Postcode district | TA1, TA2, TA3, TA4 |
| Dialling code | 01823 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Taunton Deane |
| Website | www.tauntondeane.gov.uk |
In 1685, Judge Jefferies was based in Taunton during the Bloody Assizes that followed the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Taunton Media
The War Memorial and town centre, Taunton
Taunton Cross drawn approx 1770
A road map of Taunton from 1948
Tangier Way bridge under construction in 2011
The old Municipal Buildings
County Hall, The Crescent
The annual Taunton Carnival takes a route through the shopping district in the centre of the town.
Gray's Almshouses, Taunton. 17th century. Seen from the rear garden, looking NW.
Tudor Buildings, Fore Street
Victoria memorial water fountain, Vivary Park with Jellalabad Barracks in the background
References
- ↑ "Mid Year Population Estimates for Towns" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
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