Taunton

51,015 - 3.1030555555556Koordinaten: 51 ° 1 ' N, 3 ° 6' W

Taunton is the main town and administrative center of the county of Somerset, England, and at the same time the administrative seat of the district of Taunton Deane. Located in Taunton Deane Valley, it is surrounded by the hills of the Quantock Hills, Blackdown and Brendon. The town was founded 710 by the Anglo-Saxon King Ine. However, it is suspected that there already was a British- Roman village nearby. The town's name derives from Town on the river Tone or Tone Town.

Taunton has along with its surrounding communities 58 241 inhabitants (as of 2001), which according to estimates from 2002 to the city itself accounts for 44,050 inhabitants. This makes it the largest city in Somerset.

Culture

Among the attractions of the city include the " Almhouses " at East Street, Castle, Mary Street Unitarian Chapel and St. Mary Magdalen church near the city center.

Taunton has a theater and a museum of local history, which is housed in the former palace.

Economy and Transport

Taunton is known for his dry cider of the Somerset Cider Brandy Company. In addition, the remarkable King's College Taunton heard on the outskirts of the best British private boarding schools. As the capital city is next Bridgwater also the central shopping place in the region. There is a weekly market.

The city is the seat of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.

Traffic Technically Taunton is well connected to the rest of the country via the M5 (Wolverhampton / Birmingham - Bristol- Exeter) and the main railway line from London / Bristol to Exeter / Penzance. In addition, the city with regular buses from major centers of the country is reachable. The next Verhehrsflughäfen are the Bristol and Exeter.

Twin Cities

Twin towns of Taunton are king Lutter in Germany and Lisieux in France.

Others

From 1927 to 1936, the science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke visited the Huish 's Grammar School in Taunton. Taunton frequently plays a (minor ) role in literature and films. That is, for example, the case in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams or British comedy series such as Monty Python's Flying Circus, Blackadder and Vic Reeves.

Famous people of the city

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