Taunton Deane

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Taunton Deane
Taunton Deane logo.png
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Shown within Somerset
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South West England
Ceremonial county Somerset
Admin HQ Taunton
Created1 April 1974
Abolished31 March 2019
Government
  Type Non-metropolitan district
Area
  Total178.87 sq mi (463.26 km2)
Population
 (2021)
  Total(Ranked )
Time zone UTC0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
Post Code
Area code 01823
Website http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/

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

Contents

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 alternative form of the Taunton Deane Hundred.

In September 2016, West Somerset and Taunton Deane councils agreed in principle to merge the districts into one (with one council) subject to consultation. [2] The new district would not be a unitary authority, with Somerset County Council still performing its functions. [3] In March 2018 both councils voted in favour of the merger and it came into effect on 1 April 2019, with the first elections to the new council in May 2019. The new district was known as Somerset West and Taunton. [4] [5] [6]

Governance

The district was governed by Taunton Deane Borough Council, and had periods of both Conservative and Liberal Democrat control, as well as times under no overall control. At the final election in 2015, the Conservatives gained an increased majority on the council. [7]

PartySeats HeldNet Gain/LossVotes Received
Conservative36+849,934
Liberal Democrat14-939,608
Independent3+15,310
Labour2-19,268
UKIP1+11,349

Settlements

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

Parishes

Part of the former Taunton Municipal Borough is unparished.

ImageNameStatusPopulationFormer local authorityCoordinatesRefs
Ashbrittle Yew.jpg Ashbrittle Civil parish225 Wellington Rural District 50°59′N3°21′W / 50.98°N 3.35°W / 50.98; -3.35 (Ashbrittle) [8] [9]
Holy Trinity Church, Ash Priors - geograph.org.uk - 885498.jpg Ash Priors Civil parish155 Taunton Rural District 51°04′N3°13′W / 51.06°N 3.21°W / 51.06; -3.21 (Ash Priors) [8] [10]
Bathealton.jpg Bathealton Civil parish194 Wellington Rural District 51°01′N3°19′W / 51.01°N 3.31°W / 51.01; -3.31 (Bathealton) [8] [9]
Bickenhall.jpg Bickenhall Civil parish122 Taunton Rural District 50°58′N3°02′W / 50.96°N 3.03°W / 50.96; -3.03 (Bickenhall) [10]
Manor House, Bishop's Hull - geograph.org.uk - 1004769.jpg Bishop's Hull Civil parish2,975 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N3°08′W / 51.02°N 3.14°W / 51.02; -3.14 (Bishop's Hull) [8] [10]
Bishopslydeardchurch.jpg Bishops Lydeard Civil parish2,839
(includes Cotford St Luke)
Taunton Rural District 51°04′N3°11′W / 51.06°N 3.19°W / 51.06; -3.19 (Bishops Lydeard) [8] [10]
Church Bradford on Tone Somerset.jpg Bradford-on-Tone Civil parish622 Wellington Rural District 51°00′N3°11′W / 51.00°N 3.18°W / 51.00; -3.18 (Bradford on Tone) [8] [9]
Burrow Bridge.jpg Burrowbridge Civil parish508 Taunton Rural District 51°04′N2°55′W / 51.07°N 2.92°W / 51.07; -2.92 (Burrowbridge) [8] [10]
Chedonfitzpaine.jpg Cheddon Fitzpaine Civil parish1,929 Taunton Rural District 51°02′N3°05′W / 51.04°N 3.08°W / 51.04; -3.08 (Cheddon Fitzpaine) [8] [10]
Chipstable.jpg Chipstable Civil parish309 Wellington Rural District 51°02′N3°22′W / 51.04°N 3.37°W / 51.04; -3.37 (Chipstable) [8] [9]
Churchstanton church.jpg Churchstanton Civil parish752 Taunton Rural District 50°55′N3°09′W / 50.92°N 3.15°W / 50.92; -3.15 (Churchstanton) [8] [10]
Combe Florey - village street - geograph.org.uk - 56115.jpg Combe Florey Civil parish261 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N3°13′W / 51.08°N 3.21°W / 51.08; -3.21 (Combe Florey) [8] [10]
Comeytrowe.jpg Comeytrowe Civil parish5,463 Taunton Municipal Borough
Taunton Rural District
51°01′N3°08′W / 51.01°N 3.13°W / 51.01; -3.13 (Comeytrowe) [8] [10]
Corfe war memorial.jpg Corfe Civil parish253 Taunton Rural District 50°58′N3°05′W / 50.97°N 3.09°W / 50.97; -3.09 (Corfe) [8] [10]
Bishops Lydeard, Cotford St Luke - geograph.org.uk - 159243.jpg Cotford St Luke Civil parishcreated post-census Taunton Rural District 51°02′21″N3°11′19″W / 51.0392°N 3.1886°W / 51.0392; -3.1886 (Corfe) [10]
Vicarage, Cothelstone - geograph.org.uk - 1139920.jpg Cothelstone Civil parish111 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N3°10′W / 51.08°N 3.16°W / 51.08; -3.16 (Cothelstone) [8] [10]
Creech St. Michael - bridge over untroubled water - geograph.org.uk - 1132841.jpg Creech St Michael Civil parish2,416 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N3°02′W / 51.02°N 3.04°W / 51.02; -3.04 (Creech St Michael) [8] [10]
Curland Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 157087.jpg Curland Civil parish225 Taunton Rural District 50°57′N3°02′W / 50.95°N 3.03°W / 50.95; -3.03 (Curland) [8] [10]
Durston church.jpg Durston Civil parish136 Taunton Rural District 51°03′N3°01′W / 51.05°N 3.01°W / 51.05; -3.01 (Durston) [8] [10]
Fitzgead church.jpg Fitzhead Civil parish264 Wellington Rural District 51°03′N3°16′W / 51.05°N 3.26°W / 51.05; -3.26 (Fitzhead) [8] [9]
Halse - St James Church - geograph.org.uk - 50055.jpg Halse Civil parish290 Taunton Rural District 51°02′N3°14′W / 51.04°N 3.23°W / 51.04; -3.23 (Halse, Somerset) [8] [10]
Hatchbchurch.jpg Hatch Beauchamp Civil parish620 Taunton Rural District 50°59′N2°59′W / 50.98°N 2.99°W / 50.98; -2.99 (Hatch Beauchamp) [10]
Kingstmarychurch.jpg Kingston St Mary Civil parish921 Taunton Rural District 51°04′N3°07′W / 51.06°N 3.11°W / 51.06; -3.11 (Kingston St Mary) [8] [10]
Langford Budville church.jpg Langford Budville Civil parish535 Wellington Rural District 51°00′N3°16′W / 51.00°N 3.27°W / 51.00; -3.27 (Langford Budville) [8] [9]
Lydeard St Lawrence church.jpg Lydeard St Lawrence Civil parish506 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N3°15′W / 51.09°N 3.25°W / 51.09; -3.25 (Lydeard St Lawrence) [8] [10]
Milverton church.jpg | Milverton Civil parish1,438 Wellington Rural District 51°01′N3°15′W / 51.02°N 3.25°W / 51.02; -3.25 (Milverton, Somerset) [8] [9]
Northcurrychurch.jpg North Curry Civil parish1,640 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N2°58′W / 51.02°N 2.96°W / 51.02; -2.96 (North Curry) [8] [10]
Norton Fitzwarren church.jpg Norton Fitzwarren Civil parish3,046 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N3°09′W / 51.02°N 3.15°W / 51.02; -3.15 (Norton Fitzwarren) [8] [10]
Nyneheadchurch.jpg Nynehead Civil parish415 Wellington Rural District 50°59′N3°14′W / 50.99°N 3.23°W / 50.99; -3.23 (Nynehead) [8] [9]
St Bartholomew's Church, Oake, Somerset.jpg Oake Civil parish765 Wellington Rural District 51°01′N3°13′W / 51.02°N 3.21°W / 51.02; -3.21 (Oake) [8] [9]
Thurlbear church.jpg Orchard Portman Civil parish150 Taunton Rural District 50°59′N3°05′W / 50.99°N 3.08°W / 50.99; -3.08 (Orchard Portman) [8] [10]
Otterford church.jpg Otterford Civil parish356 Taunton Rural District 50°55′N3°06′W / 50.92°N 3.10°W / 50.92; -3.10 (Otterford) [8] [10]
Pitminster Civil parish956 Taunton Rural District 50°58′N3°07′W / 50.97°N 3.11°W / 50.97; -3.11 (Pitminster) [8] [10]
Ruishton church.jpg Ruishton Civil parish1,473 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N3°03′W / 51.02°N 3.05°W / 51.02; -3.05 (Ruishton) [8] [10]
Sampford Arundel.jpg Sampford Arundel Civil parish268 Wellington Rural District 50°58′N3°17′W / 50.96°N 3.28°W / 50.96; -3.28 (Sampford Arundel) [8] [9]
Staple Fitzpaine manor house - geograph.org.uk - 157100.jpg Staple Fitzpaine Civil parish189 Taunton Rural District 50°58′N3°03′W / 50.96°N 3.05°W / 50.96; -3.05 (Staple Fitzpaine) [8] [10]
Staplegrove church.jpg Staplegrove Civil parish1,649 Taunton Rural District 51°02′N3°07′W / 51.03°N 3.12°W / 51.03; -3.12 (Staplegrove) [8] [10]
Stawley from Ham Hill.jpg Stawley Civil parish279 Wellington Rural District 51°00′N3°20′W / 51.00°N 3.33°W / 51.00; -3.33 (Stawley) [8] [9]
Parish Church, Stoke St Gregory - geograph.org.uk - 1082878.jpg Stoke St Gregory Civil parish942 Taunton Rural District 51°02′N2°56′W / 51.04°N 2.94°W / 51.04; -2.94 (Stoke St Gregory) [8] [10]
Stoke St Mary church.jpg Stoke St Mary Civil parish421 Taunton Rural District 50°59′N3°03′W / 50.99°N 3.05°W / 50.99; -3.05 (Stoke St Mary) [8] [10]
Thornfalcon church.jpg Thornfalcon Civil parish119 Taunton Rural District 51°01′N3°01′W / 51.01°N 3.02°W / 51.01; -3.02 (Thornfalcon) [8] [10]
St John the Baptist's Church, Tolland, Somerset.jpg Tolland Civil parish81 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N3°17′W / 51.08°N 3.28°W / 51.08; -3.28 (Tolland, Somerset) [10]
Trull church.jpg Trull Civil parish2,288 Taunton Rural District 51°00′N3°07′W / 51.00°N 3.12°W / 51.00; -3.12 (Trull) [8] [10]
Wellington Somerset.jpg Wellington Town13,822 Wellington Urban District 50°59′N3°13′W / 50.98°N 3.22°W / 50.98; -3.22 (Wellington, Somerset) [8] [11]
Wellington Without Civil parish727 Wellington Rural District 50°58′N3°14′W / 50.96°N 3.23°W / 50.96; -3.23 (Wellington Without) [8] [9]
Rising Sun, West Bagborough.jpg West Bagborough Civil parish358 Taunton Rural District 51°05′N3°11′W / 51.09°N 3.18°W / 51.09; -3.18 (West Bagborough) [8] [10]
West Buckland church.jpg West Buckland Civil parish1,189 Wellington Rural District 50°59′N3°11′W / 50.98°N 3.18°W / 50.98; -3.18 (West Buckland) [8] [9]
West hatch church.jpg West Hatch Civil parish306 Taunton Rural District 50°59′N3°01′W / 50.98°N 3.02°W / 50.98; -3.02 (West Hatch) [8] [10]
StAugustineWMonkton.jpg West Monkton Civil parish2,787 Taunton Rural District 51°03′N3°03′W / 51.05°N 3.05°W / 51.05; -3.05 (West Monkton) [8] [10]
Wiveliscombe houses.jpg Wiveliscombe Town2,893 Wellington Rural District 51°02′N3°19′W / 51.04°N 3.31°W / 51.04; -3.31 (Wiveliscombe) [8] [9]

Demography

Population Profile [12]
UK Census 2001 Taunton Deane South West England England
Total population102,2994,928,43449,138,831
Foreign born4.1%9.4%9.2%
White98.4%97.7%91%
Asian0.4%0.7%4.6%
Black0.2%0.4%2.3%
Christian75.9%74.0%72%
Muslim0.3%0.5%3.1%
Hindu0.1%0.2%1.1%
No religion15.7%16.8%15%
Over 75 years old9.5%9.3%7.5%
Unemployed2.4%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. [13]

Taunton formed 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. [14]

The figures below are for the Taunton Deane area.

Population since 1801 - Source: A Vision of Britain through Time
Year18011851190119111921193119411951196119711981199120012011
Population Taunton Deane [15] 33,13951,84453,75955,66656,16156,66162,74569,49275,32081,63984,79595,791102,304110,546

Education

County schools (those which are not independent) in the five non-metropolitan districts of the county were operated by Somerset County Council, or are independent of the council and run as academies.

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

See also

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