Taunton
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Summary
Taunton is a county town[1]. Taunton draws 3,130 Wikipedia views per month (county town category, ranking #11 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Somerset West and Taunton[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: market town[5], civil parish[6]
- Shares border with: Bridgwater[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Lisieux[8], Königslutter am Elm[9], Taunton[10]
- Postal code: TA1[11], TA2[12], TA3[13], TA4[14]
- Commons category: Taunton, Somerset[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[16], UTC+01:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 01823[18]
- OS grid reference: ST228250[19]
- Significant event: Sieges of Taunton[20]
- Authority: Taunton Town Council[21]
- Official website: http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taunton[23]
- Commons gallery: Taunton[24]
- Population: 60,479[25]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Capital of: Somerset[28]
- Official name: Taunton[29]
- Category for people born here: Q29224859[30]
- Category for people who died here: Q123572018[31]
- Native label: Taunton[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Taunton[33]
- Area: 16.32 km²[34]
- Historic county: Somerset[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Taunton include Taunton[36], a city in the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1637[39]; Taunton Town F.C.[40], an association football club[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1947[43]; and Taunton railway station[44], a railway station[45], in United Kingdom[46].
Why It Matters
Taunton has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Taunton is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Taunton include Taunton[36], a city in the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1637[39]; Taunton Town F.C.[40], an association football club[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1947[43]; and Taunton railway station[44], a railway station[45], in United Kingdom[46].