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"TAUNTON, comprises the parishes of St. James and St. Mary Magdalene, and is a market and assize town and parliamentary borough in the hundred of the same name, county Somerset, of which it is the county town, 51 miles S.W. of Bath, and 30 N.E. of Exeter. It is a station on the Bristol and Exeter section of the Great Western railway. The town, which is of great antiquity, is situated in a vale called Taunton Dean, on the southern bank of the small river Tone, here crossed by a stone bridge of three arches, and which is now only partially navigable, the locks having been neglected by the conservators since the construction of the Bridgwater canal, which affords readier water communication, and has also a branch to Chard. Numerous early remains are found in the vicinity, including an ancient bridge of one arch, somewhat pointed, called the Ram's Horn, and another bridge on the line of the Roman way to Bridgwater." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
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References in Bath University Library
- The history of the town of Taunton in the county of Somerset, by Joshua Toulmin, Publ. T.Norris; J.Johnson, 1791.
- St James Baptisms 1610-1620 transcription provided by Roy Parkhouse
- St James Baptisms 1683-1694 transcription provided by Roy Parkhouse
- St James Burials 1610-1620 transcription provided by Roy Parkhouse
- St James Marriages 1610-1620 transcription provided by Roy Parkhouse
- St Marys Marriages 1728-1812 transcription provided by Roy Parkhouse
- Taunton St Mary Baptisms,1685-1695 provided by Paul Mansfield
- Taunton St James Baptisms,1696-1718 provided by Paul Mansfield
- St James Marriage Transcripts, 1698-1733 provided by Martin Southwood.
- Description of Taunton from Pigot and Co.'s National Commercial Directory of Somerset, 1830.
- The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to Taunton - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
- The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to Taunton St Mary Magdalene - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Taunton to another place.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST226249 (Lat/Lon: 51.017858, -3.105011), Taunton which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Taunton Names from Pigot and Co.'s National Commercial Directory of Somerset, 1830.
You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.