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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 .
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Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of Taunton Deane (established under the Local Government Act 1972). From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, Milverton was part of Wellington Rural District. [11]
Somerset West and Taunton was a local government district in Somerset, England, from 2019 to 2023. It was established on 1 April 2019 by the Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018. [2] [3] The council replaced the Taunton Deane and West Somerset councils, which governed the same area from 1974.
Taunton was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 . In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 when it became part of Taunton Deane district.
Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of Taunton Deane (established under the Local Government Act 1972). From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, Tolland was part of Taunton Rural District. [4]
From Saxon times the manor was owned by the Bishop of Winchester as part of their Taunton Deane estate. After the Norman Conquest it was granted to Wilward by William the conqueror and known as Pylegh. [4] The parish of Lydeard St Lawrence was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred. [5] In the 18th century the manor was acquired by the Hancock ...
Churchstanton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, lying within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the River Otter 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Taunton. The parish had a population of 889 at the 2021 census, [ 1 ] and includes the hamlets of Churchinford , Burnworthy and Willand .