Taunton Deane
Non-metropolitan district
Official logo of Taunton Deane
Shown within Somerset
Shown within Somerset
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth West England
Ceremonial countySomerset
Admin HQTaunton
Created1 April 1974
Abolished31 March 2019
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district
Area
 • Total178.87 sq mi (463.26 km2)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total117,400
 • Density660/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Post Code
TA1-4
Area code01823
Websitehttp://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

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/Loss Votes Received
Conservative36+8 49,934
Liberal Democrat14-9 39,608
Independent3+1 5,310
Labour2-1 9,268
UKIP1+1 1,349

Settlements

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

Parishes

Part of the former Taunton Municipal Borough is unparished.

Image Name Status Population Former local authority Coordinates Refs
Old yew treeAshbrittleCivil parish225Wellington Rural District50°59′N 3°21′W / 50.98°N 3.35°W / 50.98; -3.35 (Ashbrittle)[8][9]
Red stone building with square tower.Ash PriorsCivil parish155Taunton Rural District51°04′N 3°13′W / 51.06°N 3.21°W / 51.06; -3.21 (Ash Priors)[8][10]
Road junction with house on the right of the road. On the left is a churchyard behind a wall accessed via steps.BathealtonCivil parish194Wellington Rural District51°01′N 3°19′W / 51.01°N 3.31°W / 51.01; -3.31 (Bathealton)[8][9]
A few buildings scattered amongst fields and trees.BickenhallCivil parish122Taunton Rural District50°58′N 3°02′W / 50.96°N 3.03°W / 50.96; -3.03 (Bickenhall)[10]
Yellow stone house with tall chimneys behind brick wall.Bishop's HullCivil parish2,975Taunton Rural District51°01′N 3°08′W / 51.02°N 3.14°W / 51.02; -3.14 (Bishop's Hull)[8][10]
Red stone building with square tower. In the foreground is a graveyard.Bishops LydeardCivil parish2,839
(includes Cotford St Luke)		Taunton Rural District51°04′N 3°11′W / 51.06°N 3.19°W / 51.06; -3.19 (Bishops Lydeard)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower.Bradford-on-ToneCivil parish622Wellington Rural District51°00′N 3°11′W / 51.00°N 3.18°W / 51.00; -3.18 (Bradford on Tone)[8][9]
Arched bridge with metal railing. Sign showing River Parrett, Burrow Bridge.BurrowbridgeCivil parish508Taunton Rural District51°04′N 2°55′W / 51.07°N 2.92°W / 51.07; -2.92 (Burrowbridge)[8][10]
Large tree on the left of a field in the foreground with buildings in the distance.Cheddon FitzpaineCivil parish1,929Taunton Rural District51°02′N 3°05′W / 51.04°N 3.08°W / 51.04; -3.08 (Cheddon Fitzpaine)[8][10]
Houses and fields be3side a country lane.ChipstableCivil parish309Wellington Rural District51°02′N 3°22′W / 51.04°N 3.37°W / 51.04; -3.37 (Chipstable)[8][9]
Stone building with square tower, partially obscured by trees.ChurchstantonCivil parish752Taunton Rural District50°55′N 3°09′W / 50.92°N 3.15°W / 50.92; -3.15 (Churchstanton)[8][10]
Street scene with houses and trees separated from the road by a stone wall.Combe FloreyCivil parish261Taunton Rural District51°05′N 3°13′W / 51.08°N 3.21°W / 51.08; -3.21 (Combe Florey)[8][10]
Multiple reddish brown roofs of houses. A church tower is visible in the distance.ComeytroweCivil parish5,463Taunton Municipal Borough
Taunton Rural District		51°01′N 3°08′W / 51.01°N 3.13°W / 51.01; -3.13 (Comeytrowe)[8][10]
Celtic pattern stone cross in the foreground with trees and houses in the background.CorfeCivil parish253Taunton Rural District50°58′N 3°05′W / 50.97°N 3.09°W / 50.97; -3.09 (Corfe)[8][10]
Modern suburban housing estate with cars parked.Cotford St LukeCivil parishcreated post-censusTaunton Rural District51°02′21″N 3°11′19″W / 51.0392°N 3.1886°W / 51.0392; -3.1886 (Corfe)[10]
Large house seen through trees.CothelstoneCivil parish111Taunton Rural District51°05′N 3°10′W / 51.08°N 3.16°W / 51.08; -3.16 (Cothelstone)[8][10]
Bridge over still water with a house to the right.Creech St MichaelCivil parish2,416Taunton Rural District51°01′N 3°02′W / 51.02°N 3.04°W / 51.02; -3.04 (Creech St Michael)[8][10]
White painted building with arched windows. In the foreground are gravestones.CurlandCivil parish225Taunton Rural District50°57′N 3°02′W / 50.95°N 3.03°W / 50.95; -3.03 (Curland)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower and arched windows.DurstonCivil parish136Taunton Rural District51°03′N 3°01′W / 51.05°N 3.01°W / 51.05; -3.01 (Durston)[8][10]
Reddish building with square tower.FitzheadCivil parish264Wellington Rural District51°03′N 3°16′W / 51.05°N 3.26°W / 51.05; -3.26 (Fitzhead)[8][9]
Reddish stone building with square tower.HalseCivil parish290Taunton Rural District51°02′N 3°14′W / 51.04°N 3.23°W / 51.04; -3.23 (Halse, Somerset)[8][10]
Gray stone building with square tower and slate roof.Hatch BeauchampCivil parish620Taunton Rural District50°59′N 2°59′W / 50.98°N 2.99°W / 50.98; -2.99 (Hatch Beauchamp)[10]
Gray stone building with ornate square tower and slate roof. In the foreground are gravestones.Kingston St MaryCivil parish921Taunton Rural District51°04′N 3°07′W / 51.06°N 3.11°W / 51.06; -3.11 (Kingston St Mary)[8][10]
Church tower seen across fieldsLangford BudvilleCivil parish535Wellington Rural District51°00′N 3°16′W / 51.00°N 3.27°W / 51.00; -3.27 (Langford Budville)[8][9]
Reddish building with square tower.Lydeard St LawrenceCivil parish506Taunton Rural District51°05′N 3°15′W / 51.09°N 3.25°W / 51.09; -3.25 (Lydeard St Lawrence)[8][10]
Reddish stone building with square tower. In the foreground are a cross and lamppost.|MilvertonCivil parish1,438Wellington Rural District51°01′N 3°15′W / 51.02°N 3.25°W / 51.02; -3.25 (Milverton, Somerset)[8][9]
Ornate church building with hexagonal tower.North CurryCivil parish1,640Taunton Rural District51°01′N 2°58′W / 51.02°N 2.96°W / 51.02; -2.96 (North Curry)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower.Norton FitzwarrenCivil parish3,046Taunton Rural District51°01′N 3°09′W / 51.02°N 3.15°W / 51.02; -3.15 (Norton Fitzwarren)[8][10]
Reddish building with square tower.NyneheadCivil parish415Wellington Rural District50°59′N 3°14′W / 50.99°N 3.23°W / 50.99; -3.23 (Nynehead)[8][9]
Red stone church with square tower.OakeCivil parish765Wellington Rural District51°01′N 3°13′W / 51.02°N 3.21°W / 51.02; -3.21 (Oake)[8][9]
Red stone building with grey square tower.Orchard PortmanCivil parish150Taunton Rural District50°59′N 3°05′W / 50.99°N 3.08°W / 50.99; -3.08 (Orchard Portman)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower.OtterfordCivil parish356Taunton Rural District50°55′N 3°06′W / 50.92°N 3.10°W / 50.92; -3.10 (Otterford)[8][10]
PitminsterCivil parish956Taunton Rural District50°58′N 3°07′W / 50.97°N 3.11°W / 50.97; -3.11 (Pitminster)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower showing across fields.RuishtonCivil parish1,473Taunton Rural District51°01′N 3°03′W / 51.02°N 3.05°W / 51.02; -3.05 (Ruishton)[8][10]
Several houses and school behind fields and hedgerows.Sampford ArundelCivil parish268Wellington Rural District50°58′N 3°17′W / 50.96°N 3.28°W / 50.96; -3.28 (Sampford Arundel)[8][9]
Stone manor house with tall chimneys. In front of the house are gardens and trees.Staple FitzpaineCivil parish189Taunton Rural District50°58′N 3°03′W / 50.96°N 3.05°W / 50.96; -3.05 (Staple Fitzpaine)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower. In the foreground are gravestones and trees.StaplegroveCivil parish1,649Taunton Rural District51°02′N 3°07′W / 51.03°N 3.12°W / 51.03; -3.12 (Staplegrove)[8][10]
A village of houses nestled in rolling green hills.StawleyCivil parish279Wellington Rural District51°00′N 3°20′W / 51.00°N 3.33°W / 51.00; -3.33 (Stawley)[8][9]
Stone building with octagonal tower topped by a short spirelet.Stoke St GregoryCivil parish942Taunton Rural District51°02′N 2°56′W / 51.04°N 2.94°W / 51.04; -2.94 (Stoke St Gregory)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower.Stoke St MaryCivil parish421Taunton Rural District50°59′N 3°03′W / 50.99°N 3.05°W / 50.99; -3.05 (Stoke St Mary)[8][10]
White building with square tower.ThornfalconCivil parish119Taunton Rural District51°01′N 3°01′W / 51.01°N 3.02°W / 51.01; -3.02 (Thornfalcon)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower.TollandCivil parish81Taunton Rural District51°05′N 3°17′W / 51.08°N 3.28°W / 51.08; -3.28 (Tolland, Somerset)[10]
Stone building with square tower.TrullCivil parish2,288Taunton Rural District51°00′N 3°07′W / 51.00°N 3.12°W / 51.00; -3.12 (Trull)[8][10]
Roofs of several houses with the square tower of the church prominent amongst them. In the background are fields and hills.WellingtonTown13,822Wellington Urban District50°59′N 3°13′W / 50.98°N 3.22°W / 50.98; -3.22 (Wellington, Somerset)[8][11]
–Wellington WithoutCivil parish727Wellington Rural District50°58′N 3°14′W / 50.96°N 3.23°W / 50.96; -3.23 (Wellington Without)[8][9]
White painted building to the right of the road, with a sign saying The Rising Sun.West BagboroughCivil parish358Taunton Rural District51°05′N 3°11′W / 51.09°N 3.18°W / 51.09; -3.18 (West Bagborough)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower and stair turret.West BucklandCivil parish1,189Wellington Rural District50°59′N 3°11′W / 50.98°N 3.18°W / 50.98; -3.18 (West Buckland)[8][9]
Stone church with square towerWest HatchCivil parish306Taunton Rural District50°59′N 3°01′W / 50.98°N 3.02°W / 50.98; -3.02 (West Hatch)[8][10]
Stone building with square tower, partially obscured by trees.West MonktonCivil parish2,787Taunton Rural District51°03′N 3°03′W / 51.05°N 3.05°W / 51.05; -3.05 (West Monkton)[8][10]
Street scene with buildings and shops. The three-storey building on the left has a sign saying The Courthouse.WiveliscombeTown2,893Wellington Rural District51°02′N 3°19′W / 51.04°N 3.31°W / 51.04; -3.31 (Wiveliscombe)[8][9]

Demography

Population Profile[12]
UK Census 2001Taunton DeaneSouth West EnglandEngland
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
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

References

  1. ↑ "About the Mayor". Taunton Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. ↑ West Somerset Online
  3. ↑ Your New Council
  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. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Wellington RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Mid Year Population Estimates for Towns" (PDF). Somerset County Council. 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.
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