Taunton
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 | |
| File:Tauntonchurch.jpg The tower of St. James Church rises over the County Ground |
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| 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
- Taunton.somerset.750pix.jpg
The War Memorial and town centre, Taunton
- Taunton Cross.jpg
Taunton Cross drawn approx 1770
- Taunton road map1948.jpg
A road map of Taunton from 1948
- Taunton from the Canal - 267-1989-67.jpg
Taunton from the Canal, watercolour on paper by Harry Frier in 1899
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
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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