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The county council was elected by and provided services to the rest of the county, which area was termed the administrative county. [5] [6] Shire Hall, Taunton: the council's meeting place 1889–2020. The first elections were held on 23 January 1889 and the county council formally came into being on 1 April 1889, on which day it held its first ...
County Hall is a municipal building in The Crescent, Taunton, Somerset, England. The structure, which is the offices and meeting place of Somerset Council , is a Grade II Listed building . [ 1 ]
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 (/ 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.
Taunton Shire Hall is a municipal building on Shuttern in Taunton, Somerset. The Shire Hall, which serves as a Crown Court , is a Grade II listed building . [ 1 ]
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.
In 2019 the former districts Taunton Deane and West Somerset (a largely rural area, with a population of 35,712) [5] were merged to form the largest district, Somerset West and Taunton. [6] South Somerset covers an area of 958 square kilometres (370 sq mi) from the borders with Devon and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. [7]
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Somerset in South West England.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.