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![]() The tower of St. James Church rises over the County Ground | |
Population | 61,400 [1] |
OS grid reference | ST228250 |
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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 |
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Website | www.tauntondeane.gov.uk |
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.
In 1685, Judge Jefferies was based in Taunton during the Bloody Assizes that followed the Battle of Sedgemoor.
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