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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.
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The TA postcode area, also known as the Taunton postcode area, [2] is a group of 24 postcode districts in South West England, within 19 post towns.These cover western Somerset (including Taunton, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Chard, Crewkerne, Dulverton, Highbridge, Hinton St George, Ilminster, Langport, Martock, Merriott, Minehead, Montacute, Somerton, South Petherton, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Watchet ...
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]
It merged with West Somerset to form Somerset West and Taunton on 1 April 2019. 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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The Sherford Stream, a tributary of the River Tone, flows through the 7.5 hectares (19 acres) park, [1] which is located near the centre of the town. It contains two main wide open spaces, as well as a war memorial dating from 1922, a miniature golf course, tennis courts , two children's playgrounds , a model railway track which was added in ...