Taunton Deane

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Taunton Deane
—  Non-metropolitan district  —

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Shown within Somerset
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South West England
Ceremonial county Somerset
Admin HQ Taunton
Created 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district
 • Leader Ross Longhurst Henley
 • Council Conservative / Liberal Democrat
 • MPs: Jeremy Browne LD
Area
 • Total 178.9 sq mi (463.26 km2)
Population (2010 est.)
 • Total 109,400 (Ranked 204th)
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Post Code TA1-4
Area code(s) 01823
Website http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/

Taunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Taunton.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Taunton, Wellington Urban District, Taunton Rural District, and Wellington Rural District.

Taunton Deane was granted borough status in 1975, perpetuating the mayoralty of Taunton.[1]

The district was given the name of an alternate form of the Taunton Deane Hundred.

Contents

[edit] Settlements

Settlements in bold have a town charter or a population over 2,500.

[edit] Parishes

Part of the former Taunton Municipal Borough is unparished.

Image Name Status Population[2] Former local authority Coordinates Refs
Old yew tree Ashbrittle Civil parish
213
 Wellington Rural District 50°59′N 3°21′W / 50.98°N 3.35°W / 50.98; -3.35 (Ashbrittle) [3]
Red stone building with square tower. Ash Priors Civil parish
131
 Taunton Rural District 51°04′N 3°13′W / 51.06°N 3.21°W / 51.06; -3.21 (Ash Priors) [4]
Road junction with house on the right of the road. On the left is a churchyard behind a wall accessed via steps. Bathealton Civil parish
182
 Wellington Rural District 51°01′N 3°19′W / 51.01°N 3.31°W / 51.01; -3.31 (Bathealton) [3]
A few buildings scattered amongst fields and trees. Bickenhall Civil parish
122
 Taunton Rural District 50°58′N 3°02′W / 50.96°N 3.03°W / 50.96; -3.03 (Bickenhall) [2][4]
Yellow stone house with tall chimneys behind brick wall. Bishops Hull Civil parish
3,694
 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N 3°08′W / 51.02°N 3.14°W / 51.02; -3.14 (Bishop's Hull) [4]
Red stone building with square tower. In the foreground is a graveyard. Bishops Lydeard Civil parish
3,949
 Taunton Rural District 51°04′N 3°11′W / 51.06°N 3.19°W / 51.06; -3.19 (Bishops Lydeard) [4]
Stone building with square tower. Bradford on Tone Civil parish
606
 Wellington Rural District 51°00′N 3°11′W / 51.00°N 3.18°W / 51.00; -3.18 (Bradford on Tone) [3]
Arched bridge with metal railing. Sign showing River Parrett, Burrow Bridge. Burrowbridge Civil parish
526
 Taunton Rural District 51°04′N 2°55′W / 51.07°N 2.92°W / 51.07; -2.92 (Burrowbridge) [4]
Large tree on the left of a field in the foreground with buildings in the distance. Cheddon Fitzpaine Civil parish
1,307
 Taunton Rural District 51°02′N 3°05′W / 51.04°N 3.08°W / 51.04; -3.08 (Cheddon Fitzpaine) [4]
Houses and fields be3side a country lane. Chipstable Civil parish
253
 Wellington Rural District 51°02′N 3°22′W / 51.04°N 3.37°W / 51.04; -3.37 (Chipstable) [3]
Stone building with square tower, partially obscured by trees. Churchstanton Civil parish
760
 Taunton Rural District 50°55′N 3°09′W / 50.92°N 3.15°W / 50.92; -3.15 (Churchstanton) [4]
Street scene with houses and trees separated from the road by a stone wall. Combe Florey Civil parish
252
 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N 3°13′W / 51.08°N 3.21°W / 51.08; -3.21 (Combe Florey) [4]
Multiple reddish brown roofs of houses. A church tower is visible in the distance. Comeytrowe Civil parish
5,780
 Taunton Municipal Borough
Taunton Rural District		 51°01′N 3°08′W / 51.01°N 3.13°W / 51.01; -3.13 (Comeytrowe) [4][5]
Celtic pattern stone cross in the foreground with trees and houses in the background. Corfe Civil parish
262
 Taunton Rural District 50°58′N 3°05′W / 50.97°N 3.09°W / 50.97; -3.09 (Corfe) [4]
Large house seen through trees. Cothelstone Civil parish
111
 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N 3°10′W / 51.08°N 3.16°W / 51.08; -3.16 (Cothelstone) [4]
Bridge over still water with a house to the right. Creech St Michael Civil parish
2,464
 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N 3°02′W / 51.02°N 3.04°W / 51.02; -3.04 (Creech St Michael) [4]
White painted building with arched windows. In the foreground are gravestones. Curland Civil parish
141
 Taunton Rural District 50°57′N 3°02′W / 50.95°N 3.03°W / 50.95; -3.03 (Curland) [4]
Stone building with square tower and arched windows. Durston Civil parish
141
 Taunton Rural District 51°03′N 3°01′W / 51.05°N 3.01°W / 51.05; -3.01 (Durston) [4]
Reddish building with square tower. Fitzhead Civil parish
251
 Wellington Rural District 51°03′N 3°16′W / 51.05°N 3.26°W / 51.05; -3.26 (Fitzhead) [3]
Reddish stone building with square tower. Halse Civil parish
271
 Taunton Rural District 51°02′N 3°14′W / 51.04°N 3.23°W / 51.04; -3.23 (Halse, Somerset) [4]
Gray stone building with square tower and slate roof. Hatch Beauchamp Civil parish
575
 Taunton Rural District 50°59′N 2°59′W / 50.98°N 2.99°W / 50.98; -2.99 (Hatch Beauchamp) [4]
Gray stone building with ornate square tower and slate roof. In the foreground are gravestones. Kingston St Mary Civil parish
888
 Taunton Rural District 51°04′N 3°07′W / 51.06°N 3.11°W / 51.06; -3.11 (Kingston St Mary) [4]
Church tower seen across fields Langford Budville Civil parish
473
 Wellington Rural District 51°00′N 3°16′W / 51.00°N 3.27°W / 51.00; -3.27 (Langford Budville) [3]
Reddish building with square tower. Lydeard St Lawrence Civil parish
416
 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N 3°15′W / 51.09°N 3.25°W / 51.09; -3.25 (Lydeard St Lawrence) [4]
Reddish stone building with square tower. In the foreground are a cross and lamppost.| Milverton Civil parish
1,385
 Wellington Rural District 51°01′N 3°15′W / 51.02°N 3.25°W / 51.02; -3.25 (Milverton, Somerset) [3]
Ornate church building with hexagonal tower. North Curry Civil parish
1,625
 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N 2°58′W / 51.02°N 2.96°W / 51.02; -2.96 (North Curry) [4]
Stone building with square tower. Norton Fitzwarren Civil parish
2,325
 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N 3°09′W / 51.02°N 3.15°W / 51.02; -3.15 (Norton Fitzwarren) [4]
Reddish building with square tower. Nynehead Civil parish
416
 Wellington Rural District 50°59′N 3°14′W / 50.99°N 3.23°W / 50.99; -3.23 (Nynehead) [3]
Red stone church with square tower. Oake Civil parish
695
 Wellington Rural District 51°01′N 3°13′W / 51.02°N 3.21°W / 51.02; -3.21 (Oake) [3]
Red stone building with gray square tower. Orchard Portman Civil parish
150
 Taunton Rural District 50°59′N 3°05′W / 50.99°N 3.08°W / 50.99; -3.08 (Orchard Portman) [4]
Stone building with sqauer tower. Otterford Civil parish
384
 Taunton Rural District 50°55′N 3°06′W / 50.92°N 3.10°W / 50.92; -3.10 (Otterford) [4]
Engraving of a church building with a hexagonal tower supporting a spire. Pitminster Civil parish
929
 Taunton Rural District 50°58′N 3°07′W / 50.97°N 3.11°W / 50.97; -3.11 (Pitminster) [4]
Stone building with square tower showing across fields. Ruishton Civil parish
1,389
 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N 3°03′W / 51.02°N 3.05°W / 51.02; -3.05 (Ruishton) [4]
Several houses and school behind fields and hedgerows. Sampford Arundel Civil parish
334
 Wellington Rural District 50°58′N 3°17′W / 50.96°N 3.28°W / 50.96; -3.28 (Sampford Arundel) [3]
Stone manor house with tall chimneys. In front of the house are gardens and trees. Staple Fitzpaine Civil parish
151
 Taunton Rural District 50°58′N 3°03′W / 50.96°N 3.05°W / 50.96; -3.05 (Staple Fitzpaine) [4]
Stone building with square tower. In the foreground are gravestones and trees. Staplegrove Civil parish
1,889
 Taunton Rural District 51°02′N 3°07′W / 51.03°N 3.12°W / 51.03; -3.12 (Staplegrove) [4]
A village of houses nestled in rolling green hills. Stawley Civil parish
305
 Wellington Rural District 51°00′N 3°20′W / 51.00°N 3.33°W / 51.00; -3.33 (Stawley) [3]
Stone building with hexagonal tower topped by a short spirelet. Stoke St Gregory Civil parish
920
 Taunton Rural District 51°02′N 2°56′W / 51.04°N 2.94°W / 51.04; -2.94 (Stoke St Gregory) [4]
Stone building with square tower. Stoke St Mary Civil Parish
423
 Taunton Rural District 50°59′N 3°03′W / 50.99°N 3.05°W / 50.99; -3.05 (Stoke St Mary) [4]
White building with square tower. Thornfalcon Civil parish
121
 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N 3°01′W / 51.01°N 3.02°W / 51.01; -3.02 (Thornfalcon) [4]
Stone building with square tower. Tolland Civil parish
81
 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N 3°17′W / 51.08°N 3.28°W / 51.08; -3.28 (Tolland, Somerset) [4]
Stone building with square tower. Trull Civil parish
1,861
 Taunton Rural District 51°00′N 3°07′W / 51.00°N 3.12°W / 51.00; -3.12 (Trull) [4]
Roofs of several houses with the square tower of the church prominent amongst them. In the background are fields and hills. Wellington Town
12,979
 Wellington Urban District 50°59′N 3°13′W / 50.98°N 3.22°W / 50.98; -3.22 (Wellington, Somerset) [6]
– Wellington Without Civil parish
716
 Wellington Rural District 50°58′N 3°14′W / 50.96°N 3.23°W / 50.96; -3.23 (Wellington Without) [3]
White painted building to the right of the road, with a sign saying The Rising Sun. West Bagborough Civil parish
394
 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N 3°11′W / 51.09°N 3.18°W / 51.09; -3.18 (West Bagborough) [4]
Stone building with square tower and stair turret. West Buckland Civil parish
999
 Wellington Rural District 50°59′N 3°11′W / 50.98°N 3.18°W / 50.98; -3.18 (West Buckland) [3]
Stone church with square tower West Hatch Civil parish
292
 Taunton Rural District 50°59′N 3°01′W / 50.98°N 3.02°W / 50.98; -3.02 (West Hatch) [4]
Stone building with square tower, partially obscured by trees. West Monkton Civil parish
2,439
 Taunton Rural District 51°03′N 3°03′W / 51.05°N 3.05°W / 51.05; -3.05 (West Monkton) [4]
Street scene with buildings and shops. The three storey building on the left has a sign saying The Courthouse. Wiveliscombe Civil parish
2,670
 Wellington Rural District 51°02′N 3°19′W / 51.04°N 3.31°W / 51.04; -3.31 (Wiveliscombe) [3]

[edit] Demography

Population Profile[7]
UK Census 2001 Taunton Deane South West England England
Total population 102,299 4,928,434 49,138,831
Foreign born 4.1% 9.4% 9.2%
White 98.4% 97.7% 91%
Asian 0.4% 0.7% 4.6%
Black 0.2% 0.4% 2.3%
Christian 75.9% 74.0% 72%
Muslim 0.3% 0.5% 3.1%
Hindu 0.1% 0.2% 1.1%
No religion 15.7% 16.8% 15%
Over 75 years old 9.5% 9.3% 7.5%
Unemployed 2.4% 2.6% 3.3%

The town of Taunton (which for population estimates includes the unparished area - or former municipal borough - plus the neighbouring parishes of Bishop's Hull, Comeytrowe, Norton Fitzwarren, Staplegrove, Trull and West Monkton) had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001.[8]

Taunton forms part of the larger borough of Taunton Deane which also includes the town of Wellington and surrounding villages. Taunton Deane had an estimated population of 102,600 in 2001.[9]

The figures below are for the Taunton Deane area.

Population since 1801 - Source: A Vision of Britain through Time
Year 1801 1851 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Population Taunton Deane[10] 33,139 51,844 53,759 55,666 56,161 56,661 62,745 69,492 75,320 81,639 84,795 95,791 102,304

[edit] Education

County schools (those which are not independent) in the five non-metropolitan districts of the county are operated by Somerset County Council.

For a full list of schools see: List of schools in Somerset

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "About the Mayor". Taunton Deane Borough Council. http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/irj/public/council/civicdignitaries/civicdignitarie?rid=/guid/00be10cb-8c52-2c10-e0ac-fd8b99199cf8. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Taunton Deane". Population estimates 2002. Somerset County Council. http://www.webcitation.org/5lRyCZwqu. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wellington Rural District". Great Britain Historical GIS Project 2004/University of Portsmouth. Data © Office of National Statistics, for England and Wales. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10185531&c_id=10001043. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Taunton Rural District". Great Britain Historical GIS Project 2004/University of Portsmouth. Data © Office of National Statistics, for England and Wales. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10166688&c_id=10001043. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
  5. ^ "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Taunton Municipal Borough". Great Britain Historical GIS Project 2004/University of Portsmouth. Data © Office of National Statistics, for England and Wales. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10093200&c_id=10001043. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
  6. ^ "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wellington Urban District". Great Britain Historical GIS Project 2004/University of Portsmouth. Data © Office of National Statistics, for England and Wales. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10107799&c_id=10001043. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
  7. ^ United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: Area: Bath and North East Somerset". statistics.gov.uk. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=3&b=3567719&c=Somerset&d=180&e=16&g=397814&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1197489822531&enc=1&altAreaId=276833. Retrieved 2007-12-12. 
  8. ^ "Mid Year Population Estimates for Towns". Somerset County Council. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/mid%20year%20population%20estimates%20for%20towns.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-17. 
  9. ^ "Population Summary". Somerset County Council. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/population%20summary.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-17. 
  10. ^ "Taunton Deane: Total Population". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Great Britain Historical GIS Project. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10188945&c_id=10001043&add=N. Retrieved 2008-01-19. 

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