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Sir Benjamin Hammet was born in Taunton around 1736, and was a Member of Parliament for the town from 1782 until his death in 1800. [2] In the late 1780s, a number of Acts of Parliament were passed to make improvement to town and city centres, [3] and Hammet carried such an Improvement Act for Taunton through in 1788.
After Taunton became a municipal borough in 1885, [12] civic leaders decided to acquire the vacant grammar school building in Corporation Street and to convert it for municipal use in 1887. [2] In order to create extra capacity for council officers, the building was significantly extended to the west in 1904.
In the late 18th century, the Taunton Market House Society formed with the aim of improving Taunton town centre, most notably the Market House. [3] Benjamin Hammet, a prominent member of the society, was elected as a Member of Parliament for Taunton in 1782, and tried to start clearing the slums in the town centre. [3]
Location of Somerset (town), Wisconsin According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 49.9 square miles (129.2 km 2 ), of which, 47.9 square miles (124.1 km 2 ) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km 2 ) of it (4.03%) is water.
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Taunton (/ ˈ t ɔː n t ən /) is the county town of Somerset, England.It is a market town and has a minster church.Its population in 2011 was 64,621. [2] Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, owned by the Bishops of Winchester, which was rebuilt as Taunton Castle by the Normans in the 12th century.
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, Creech St Michael was part of Taunton Rural District. [6]
Taunton Brewhouse (previously The Brewhouse) is the largest theatre and arts centre in Taunton, the county town of Somerset, England.. The building opened on 28 March 1977, on the banks of the River Tone, and offers a purpose-built 352-seat auditorium, a supporting 60-seat versatile studio space for performances, classes and conferences, and an exhibition space. [1]