Taunton Deane

This article is about the former district. For the constituency, see Taunton Deane (UK Parliament constituency).

Taunton Deane
Non-metropolitan district
Shown within Somerset
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Ceremonial county	Somerset
Admin HQ	Taunton
Created	1 April 1974
Abolished	31 March 2019
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
Area
• Total	178.87 sq mi (463.26 km2)
Population  (2017)
• Total	117,400
• Density	660/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Post Code	TA1-4
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.

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

See also: Taunton Deane Borough Council elections

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]

Party	Seats Held	Net Gain/Loss	Votes Received
Conservative	36	+8	49,934
Liberal Democrat	14	-9	39,608
Independent	3	+1	5,310
Labour	2	-1	9,268
UKIP	1	+1	1,349

Settlements

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

• Ash Priors - Ashbrittle
• Bathealton - Bickenhall - Bishop's Hull - Bishops Lydeard - Bradford-on-Tone - Burrowbridge
• Cheddon Fitzpaine - Chipstable - Churchstanton - Combe Florey - Comeytrowe - Corfe - Cotford St Luke - Cothelstone - Creech St Michael - Curland
• Durston
• Fitzhead
• Halse - Hatch Beauchamp
• Kingston St Mary
• Langford Budville - Lydeard St Lawrence
• Milverton
• North Curry - Norton Fitzwarren - Nynehead
• Oake - Orchard Portman - Otterford
• Pitminster
• Ruishton
• Sampford Arundel - Staple Fitzpaine - Staplegrove - Stawley - Stoke St Gregory - Stoke St Mary
• Taunton - Thornfalcon - Tolland - Trull
• Wellington - West Bagborough - West Buckland - West Monkton - Wiveliscombe

Parishes

Part of the former Taunton Municipal Borough is unparished.

Image	Name	Status	Population	Former local authority	Coordinates	Refs
	Ashbrittle	Civil parish	225	Wellington Rural District	50°59′N3°21′W / 50.98°N 3.35°W / 50.98; -3.35 (Ashbrittle)	[8] [9]
	Ash Priors	Civil parish	155	Taunton Rural District	51°04′N3°13′W / 51.06°N 3.21°W / 51.06; -3.21 (Ash Priors)	[8] [10]
	Bathealton	Civil parish	194	Wellington Rural District	51°01′N3°19′W / 51.01°N 3.31°W / 51.01; -3.31 (Bathealton)	[8] [9]
	Bickenhall	Civil parish	122	Taunton Rural District	50°58′N3°02′W / 50.96°N 3.03°W / 50.96; -3.03 (Bickenhall)	[10]
	Bishop's Hull	Civil parish	2,975	Taunton Rural District	51°01′N3°08′W / 51.02°N 3.14°W / 51.02; -3.14 (Bishop's Hull)	[8] [10]
	Bishops Lydeard	Civil parish	2,839 (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]
	Bradford-on-Tone	Civil parish	622	Wellington Rural District	51°00′N3°11′W / 51.00°N 3.18°W / 51.00; -3.18 (Bradford on Tone)	[8] [9]
	Burrowbridge	Civil parish	508	Taunton Rural District	51°04′N2°55′W / 51.07°N 2.92°W / 51.07; -2.92 (Burrowbridge)	[8] [10]
	Cheddon Fitzpaine	Civil parish	1,929	Taunton Rural District	51°02′N3°05′W / 51.04°N 3.08°W / 51.04; -3.08 (Cheddon Fitzpaine)	[8] [10]
	Chipstable	Civil parish	309	Wellington Rural District	51°02′N3°22′W / 51.04°N 3.37°W / 51.04; -3.37 (Chipstable)	[8] [9]
	Churchstanton	Civil parish	752	Taunton Rural District	50°55′N3°09′W / 50.92°N 3.15°W / 50.92; -3.15 (Churchstanton)	[8] [10]
	Combe Florey	Civil parish	261	Taunton Rural District	51°05′N3°13′W / 51.08°N 3.21°W / 51.08; -3.21 (Combe Florey)	[8] [10]
	Comeytrowe	Civil parish	5,463	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	Civil parish	253	Taunton Rural District	50°58′N3°05′W / 50.97°N 3.09°W / 50.97; -3.09 (Corfe)	[8] [10]
	Cotford St Luke	Civil parish	created post-census	Taunton Rural District	51°02′21″N3°11′19″W / 51.0392°N 3.1886°W / 51.0392; -3.1886 (Corfe)	[10]
	Cothelstone	Civil parish	111	Taunton Rural District	51°05′N3°10′W / 51.08°N 3.16°W / 51.08; -3.16 (Cothelstone)	[8] [10]
	Creech St Michael	Civil parish	2,416	Taunton Rural District	51°01′N3°02′W / 51.02°N 3.04°W / 51.02; -3.04 (Creech St Michael)	[8] [10]
	Curland	Civil parish	225	Taunton Rural District	50°57′N3°02′W / 50.95°N 3.03°W / 50.95; -3.03 (Curland)	[8] [10]
	Durston	Civil parish	136	Taunton Rural District	51°03′N3°01′W / 51.05°N 3.01°W / 51.05; -3.01 (Durston)	[8] [10]
	Fitzhead	Civil parish	264	Wellington Rural District	51°03′N3°16′W / 51.05°N 3.26°W / 51.05; -3.26 (Fitzhead)	[8] [9]
	Halse	Civil parish	290	Taunton Rural District	51°02′N3°14′W / 51.04°N 3.23°W / 51.04; -3.23 (Halse, Somerset)	[8] [10]
	Hatch Beauchamp	Civil parish	620	Taunton Rural District	50°59′N2°59′W / 50.98°N 2.99°W / 50.98; -2.99 (Hatch Beauchamp)	[10]
	Kingston St Mary	Civil parish	921	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	Civil parish	535	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	Civil parish	506	Taunton Rural District	51°05′N3°15′W / 51.09°N 3.25°W / 51.09; -3.25 (Lydeard St Lawrence)	[8] [10]
|	Milverton	Civil parish	1,438	Wellington Rural District	51°01′N3°15′W / 51.02°N 3.25°W / 51.02; -3.25 (Milverton, Somerset)	[8] [9]
	North Curry	Civil parish	1,640	Taunton Rural District	51°01′N2°58′W / 51.02°N 2.96°W / 51.02; -2.96 (North Curry)	[8] [10]
	Norton Fitzwarren	Civil parish	3,046	Taunton Rural District	51°01′N3°09′W / 51.02°N 3.15°W / 51.02; -3.15 (Norton Fitzwarren)	[8] [10]
	Nynehead	Civil parish	415	Wellington Rural District	50°59′N3°14′W / 50.99°N 3.23°W / 50.99; -3.23 (Nynehead)	[8] [9]
	Oake	Civil parish	765	Wellington Rural District	51°01′N3°13′W / 51.02°N 3.21°W / 51.02; -3.21 (Oake)	[8] [9]
	Orchard Portman	Civil parish	150	Taunton Rural District	50°59′N3°05′W / 50.99°N 3.08°W / 50.99; -3.08 (Orchard Portman)	[8] [10]
	Otterford	Civil parish	356	Taunton Rural District	50°55′N3°06′W / 50.92°N 3.10°W / 50.92; -3.10 (Otterford)	[8] [10]
	Pitminster	Civil parish	956	Taunton Rural District	50°58′N3°07′W / 50.97°N 3.11°W / 50.97; -3.11 (Pitminster)	[8] [10]
	Ruishton	Civil parish	1,473	Taunton Rural District	51°01′N3°03′W / 51.02°N 3.05°W / 51.02; -3.05 (Ruishton)	[8] [10]
	Sampford Arundel	Civil parish	268	Wellington Rural District	50°58′N3°17′W / 50.96°N 3.28°W / 50.96; -3.28 (Sampford Arundel)	[8] [9]
	Staple Fitzpaine	Civil parish	189	Taunton Rural District	50°58′N3°03′W / 50.96°N 3.05°W / 50.96; -3.05 (Staple Fitzpaine)	[8] [10]
	Staplegrove	Civil parish	1,649	Taunton Rural District	51°02′N3°07′W / 51.03°N 3.12°W / 51.03; -3.12 (Staplegrove)	[8] [10]
	Stawley	Civil parish	279	Wellington Rural District	51°00′N3°20′W / 51.00°N 3.33°W / 51.00; -3.33 (Stawley)	[8] [9]
	Stoke St Gregory	Civil parish	942	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	Civil parish	421	Taunton Rural District	50°59′N3°03′W / 50.99°N 3.05°W / 50.99; -3.05 (Stoke St Mary)	[8] [10]
	Thornfalcon	Civil parish	119	Taunton Rural District	51°01′N3°01′W / 51.01°N 3.02°W / 51.01; -3.02 (Thornfalcon)	[8] [10]
	Tolland	Civil parish	81	Taunton Rural District	51°05′N3°17′W / 51.08°N 3.28°W / 51.08; -3.28 (Tolland, Somerset)	[10]
	Trull	Civil parish	2,288	Taunton Rural District	51°00′N3°07′W / 51.00°N 3.12°W / 51.00; -3.12 (Trull)	[8] [10]
	Wellington	Town	13,822	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 parish	727	Wellington Rural District	50°58′N3°14′W / 50.96°N 3.23°W / 50.96; -3.23 (Wellington Without)	[8] [9]
	West Bagborough	Civil parish	358	Taunton Rural District	51°05′N3°11′W / 51.09°N 3.18°W / 51.09; -3.18 (West Bagborough)	[8] [10]
	West Buckland	Civil parish	1,189	Wellington Rural District	50°59′N3°11′W / 50.98°N 3.18°W / 50.98; -3.18 (West Buckland)	[8] [9]
	West Hatch	Civil parish	306	Taunton Rural District	50°59′N3°01′W / 50.98°N 3.02°W / 50.98; -3.02 (West Hatch)	[8] [10]
	West Monkton	Civil parish	2,787	Taunton Rural District	51°03′N3°03′W / 51.05°N 3.05°W / 51.05; -3.05 (West Monkton)	[8] [10]
	Wiveliscombe	Town	2,893	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 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. ^[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
Year	1801	1851	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Population Taunton Deane [15]	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	110,546

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

• Somerset portal

• List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane
• List of Scheduled Monuments in Taunton Deane

References

1. "About the Mayor". Taunton Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
2. "West Somerset Online". Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
3. "Your New Council". Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
4. "Somerset councils merger approved despite criticism". BBC News. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
5. Simmons, Alice (19 March 2018). "Taunton Deane and West Somerset vote in favour of council merger". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
6. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (24 May 2018). "The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
7. UK, Taunton Deane Borough council. "Election results in May 2015". www1.tauntondeane.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
8. "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
9. "Wellington RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
10. "Taunton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
11. "Wellington UD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
12. United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: Area: Bath and North East Somerset". statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
13. "Mid Year Population Estimates for Towns" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
14. "Population Summary" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
15. "Taunton Deane: Total Population". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Great Britain Historical GIS Project. Retrieved 19 January 2008.

External links

• Taunton Deane Borough Council Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• Taunton Deane Tourist Information