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Taunton Deane
Former non-metropolitan district in England
Former non-metropolitan district in England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Taunton Deane |
| settlement_type | Non-metropolitan district |
| total_type | |
| image_blank_emblem | Taunton Deane logo.png |
| blank_emblem_size | 189px |
| image_map | Taunton Deane UK locator map.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Shown within Somerset |
| subdivision_type | Sovereign state |
| subdivision_name | United Kingdom |
| subdivision_type1 | Constituent country |
| subdivision_name1 | England |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | South West England |
| subdivision_type3 | Ceremonial county |
| subdivision_name3 | Somerset |
| subdivision_type4 | Admin HQ |
| subdivision_name4 | Taunton |
| government_type | Non-metropolitan district |
| established_title | Created |
| established_date | 1 April 1974 |
| extinct_title | Abolished |
| extinct_date | 31 March 2019 |
| area_total_km2 | 463.26 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2017 |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | GMT |
| utc_offset | 0 |
| timezone_DST | BST |
| utc_offset_DST | +1 |
| coor_pinpoint | |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | TA1-4 |
| area_code | 01823 |
| website | http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/ |
the former district
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.
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. The new district would not be a unitary authority, with Somerset County Council still performing its functions. 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.
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.
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Ashbrittle Yew.jpg | alt=Old yew tree | 100px]] | Ashbrittle | Civil parish | 225 | Wellington Rural District | title=Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles | url=https://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls | publisher=Somerset Intelligence | access-date=4 January 2014 | format=Excel}} | |
| [[File:Holy Trinity Church, Ash Priors - geograph.org.uk - 885498.jpg | alt=Red stone building with square tower. | 100px]] | Ash Priors | Civil parish | 155 | Taunton Rural District | title=Taunton RD | url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10166688 | work=A vision of Britain Through Time | publisher=University of Portsmouth | access-date=5 January 2014}} | |
| [[File:Bathealton.jpg | alt=Road junction with house on the right of the road. On the left is a churchyard behind a wall accessed via steps. | 100px]] | Bathealton | Civil parish | 194 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Bickenhall.jpg | alt=A few buildings scattered amongst fields and trees. | 100px]] | Bickenhall | Civil parish | 122 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Manor House, Bishop's Hull - geograph.org.uk - 1004769.jpg | alt=Yellow stone house with tall chimneys behind brick wall. | 100px]] | Bishop's Hull | Civil parish | 2,975 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Bishopslydeardchurch.jpg | alt=Red stone building with square tower. In the foreground is a graveyard. | 100px]] | Bishops Lydeard | Civil parish | 2,839 | |||||||
| (includes Cotford St Luke) | Taunton Rural District | |||||||||||
| [[File:Church Bradford on Tone Somerset.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower. | 100px]] | Bradford-on-Tone | Civil parish | 622 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Burrow Bridge.jpg | alt=Arched bridge with metal railing. Sign showing River Parrett, Burrow Bridge. | 100px]] | Burrowbridge | Civil parish | 508 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Chedonfitzpaine.jpg | alt=Large tree on the left of a field in the foreground with buildings in the distance. | 100px]] | Cheddon Fitzpaine | Civil parish | 1,929 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Chipstable.jpg | alt=Houses and fields be3side a country lane. | 100px]] | Chipstable | Civil parish | 309 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Churchstanton church.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower, partially obscured by trees. | 100px]] | Churchstanton | Civil parish | 752 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Combe Florey - village street - geograph.org.uk - 56115.jpg | alt=Street scene with houses and trees separated from the road by a stone wall. | 100px]] | Combe Florey | Civil parish | 261 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Comeytrowe.jpg | alt=Multiple reddish brown roofs of houses. A church tower is visible in the distance. | 100px]] | Comeytrowe | Civil parish | 5,463 | Taunton Municipal Borough | ||||||
| Taunton Rural District | ||||||||||||
| [[File:Corfe war memorial.jpg | alt=Celtic pattern stone cross in the foreground with trees and houses in the background. | 100px]] | Corfe | Civil parish | 253 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Bishops Lydeard, Cotford St Luke - geograph.org.uk - 159243.jpg | alt=Modern suburban housing estate with cars parked. | 100px]] | Cotford St Luke | Civil parish | created post-census | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Vicarage, Cothelstone - geograph.org.uk - 1139920.jpg | alt=Large house seen through trees. | 100px]] | Cothelstone | Civil parish | 111 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Creech St. Michael - bridge over untroubled water - geograph.org.uk - 1132841.jpg | alt=Bridge over still water with a house to the right. | 100px]] | Creech St Michael | Civil parish | 2,416 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Curland Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 157087.jpg | alt=White painted building with arched windows. In the foreground are gravestones. | 100px]] | Curland | Civil parish | 225 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Durston church.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower and arched windows. | 100px]] | Durston | Civil parish | 136 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Fitzgead church.jpg | alt=Reddish building with square tower. | 100px]] | Fitzhead | Civil parish | 264 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Halse - St James Church - geograph.org.uk - 50055.jpg | alt=Reddish stone building with square tower. | 100px]] | Halse | Civil parish | 290 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Hatchbchurch.jpg | alt=Gray stone building with square tower and slate roof. | 100px]] | Hatch Beauchamp | Civil parish | 620 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Kingstmarychurch.jpg | alt=Gray stone building with ornate square tower and slate roof. In the foreground are gravestones. | 100px]] | Kingston St Mary | Civil parish | 921 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Langford Budville church.jpg | alt=Church tower seen across fields | 100px]] | Langford Budville | Civil parish | 535 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Lydeard St Lawrence church.jpg | alt=Reddish building with square tower. | 100px]] | Lydeard St Lawrence | Civil parish | 506 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Milverton church.jpg | alt=Reddish stone building with square tower. In the foreground are a cross and lamppost. | 100px]] | Milverton | Civil parish | 1,438 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Northcurrychurch.jpg | alt=Ornate church building with hexagonal tower. | 100px]] | North Curry | Civil parish | 1,640 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Norton Fitzwarren church.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower. | 100px]] | Norton Fitzwarren | Civil parish | 3,046 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Nyneheadchurch.jpg | alt=Reddish building with square tower. | 100px]] | Nynehead | Civil parish | 415 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:St Bartholomew's Church, Oake, Somerset.jpg | alt=Red stone church with square tower. | 100px]] | Oake | Civil parish | 765 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Thurlbear church.jpg | alt=Red stone building with grey square tower. | 100px]] | Orchard Portman | Civil parish | 150 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Otterford church.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower. | 100px]] | Otterford | Civil parish | 356 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| Pitminster | Civil parish | 956 | Taunton Rural District | |||||||||
| [[File:Ruishton church.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower showing across fields. | 100px]] | Ruishton | Civil parish | 1,473 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Sampford Arundel.jpg | alt=Several houses and school behind fields and hedgerows. | 100px]] | Sampford Arundel | Civil parish | 268 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Staple Fitzpaine manor house - geograph.org.uk - 157100.jpg | alt=Stone manor house with tall chimneys. In front of the house are gardens and trees. | 100px]] | Staple Fitzpaine | Civil parish | 189 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Staplegrove church.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower. In the foreground are gravestones and trees. | 100px]] | Staplegrove | Civil parish | 1,649 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Stawley from Ham Hill.jpg | alt=A village of houses nestled in rolling green hills. | 100px]] | Stawley | Civil parish | 279 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Parish Church, Stoke St Gregory - geograph.org.uk - 1082878.jpg | alt=Stone building with octagonal tower topped by a short spirelet. | 100px]] | Stoke St Gregory | Civil parish | 942 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Stoke St Mary church.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower. | 100px]] | Stoke St Mary | Civil parish | 421 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Thornfalcon church.jpg | alt=White building with square tower. | 100px]] | Thornfalcon | Civil parish | 119 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:St John the Baptist's Church, Tolland, Somerset.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower. | 100px]] | Tolland | Civil parish | 81 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Trull church.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower. | 100px]] | Trull | Civil parish | 2,288 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Wellington Somerset.jpg | alt=Roofs of several houses with the square tower of the church prominent amongst them. In the background are fields and hills. | 100px]] | Wellington | Town | 13,822 | Wellington Urban District | title=Wellington UD | url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10107799 | work=A vision of Britain Through Time | publisher=University of Portsmouth | access-date=5 January 2014}} | |
| – | Wellington Without | Civil parish | 727 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||||
| [[File:Rising Sun, West Bagborough.jpg | alt=White painted building to the right of the road, with a sign saying The Rising Sun. | 100px]] | West Bagborough | Civil parish | 358 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:West Buckland church.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower and stair turret. | 100px]] | West Buckland | Civil parish | 1,189 | Wellington Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:West hatch church.jpg | alt=Stone church with square tower | 100px]] | West Hatch | Civil parish | 306 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:StAugustineWMonkton.jpg | alt=Stone building with square tower, partially obscured by trees. | 100px]] | West Monkton | Civil parish | 2,787 | Taunton Rural District | ||||||
| [[File:Wiveliscombe houses.jpg | alt=Street scene with buildings and shops. The three-storey building on the left has a sign saying The Courthouse. | 100px]] | Wiveliscombe | Town | 2,893 | Wellington Rural District |
Demography
| Population Profile | UK Census 2001 | Taunton Deane | South West England | England | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 102,299 | ||||||
| Foreign born | 4.1% | ||||||
| White | 98.4% | ||||||
| Asian | 0.4% | ||||||
| Black | 0.2% | ||||||
| Christian | 75.9% | ||||||
| Muslim | 0.3% | ||||||
| Hindu | 0.1% | ||||||
| No religion | 15.7% | ||||||
| Over 75 years old | 9.5% | ||||||
| Unemployed | 2.4% |
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.
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.
The figures below are for the Taunton Deane area.
| Year | Population Taunton Deane |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 1851 |
| 33,139 | 51,844 |
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
References
References
- "About the Mayor". Taunton Deane Borough Council.
- "West Somerset Online".
- "Your New Council".
- (20 March 2018). "Somerset councils merger approved despite criticism". BBC News.
- (19 March 2018). "Taunton Deane and West Somerset vote in favour of council merger". Somerset County Gazette.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. (24 May 2018). "The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018".
- UK, Taunton Deane Borough council. "Election results in May 2015".
- "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles". Somerset Intelligence.
- "Wellington RD". University of Portsmouth.
- "Taunton RD". University of Portsmouth.
- United Kingdom Census 2001. (2001). "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: Area: Bath and North East Somerset". statistics.gov.uk.
- "Mid Year Population Estimates for Towns". Somerset County Council.
- "Population Summary". Somerset County Council.
- "Taunton Deane: Total Population". Great Britain Historical GIS Project.
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