| Taunton Deane | |
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| — Non-metropolitan district — | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Admin HQ | Taunton |
| Created | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Non-metropolitan district |
| - Leader | Ross Longhurst Henley |
| - Council | Liberal Democrat (council NOC) |
| - MPs: | Jeremy Browne LD |
| Area | |
| - Total | 178.9 sq mi (463.26 km2) |
| Population (2008 est.) | |
| - Total | 108,700 (Ranked 205th) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| - Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| Post Code | TA1-4 |
| Area code(s) | 01823 |
| Website | http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/ |
Taunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Taunton.
The district was formed on April 1, 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.
The district was given the name of an alternate form of the Taunton Hundred.
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Settlements
Settlements in bold have a town charter or a population over 2,500.
- Ash Priors - Ashbrittle
- Bathealton - Bickenhall - Bishops Hull - Bishops Lydeard - Bradford on Tone - Burrowbridge
- Cheddon Fitzpaine - Chipstable - Churchstanton - Combe Florey - Comeytrowe - Corfe - Cotford St Luke - Cothelstone - Creech St Michael - Curland
- Durston
- Fitzhead
- Halse - Hatch Beauchamp
- Kingston St Mary
- Langford Budville - Lydeard St Lawrence
- Milverton
- North Curry - Norton Fitzwarren - Nynehead
- Oake - Orchard Portman - Otterford
- Pitminster
- Ruishton
- Sampford Arundel - Staple Fitzpaine - Staplegrove - Stawley - Stoke St Gregory - Stoke St Mary
- Taunton - Thornfalcon - Tolland - Trull
- Wellington - West Bagborough - West Buckland - West Monkton - Wiveliscombe
Parishes
Part of the former Taunton Municipal Borough is unparished.
Demography
| Population Profile[6] | |||||
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| UK Census 2001 | Taunton Deane | South West England | England | ||
| Total population | 102,299 | 4,928,434 | 49,138,831 | ||
| Foreign born | 4.1% | 9.4% | 9.2% | ||
| White | 98.4% | 97.7% | 91% | ||
| Asian | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4.6% | ||
| Black | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2.3% | ||
| Christian | 75.9% | 74.0% | 72% | ||
| Muslim | 0.3% | 0.5% | 3.1% | ||
| Hindu | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% | ||
| No religion | 15.7% | 16.8% | 15% | ||
| Over 75 years old | 9.5% | 9.3% | 7.5% | ||
| Unemployed | 2.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% | ||
The town of Taunton (which for population estimates includes the unparished area - or former municipal borough - plus the neighbouring parishes of Bishop's Hull, Comeytrowe, Norton Fitzwarren, Staplegrove, Trull and West Monkton) had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001.[7]
Taunton forms part of the larger borough of Taunton Deane which also includes the town of Wellington and surrounding villages. Taunton Deane had an estimated population of 102,600 in 2001.[8]
The figures below are for the Taunton Deane area.
| Population since 1801 - Source: A Vision of Britain through Time | |||||||||||||
| Year | 1801 | 1851 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 |
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| Population Taunton Deane[9] | 33,139 | 51,844 | 53,759 | 55,666 | 56,161 | 56,661 | 62,745 | 69,492 | 75,320 | 81,639 | 84,795 | 95,791 | 102,304 |
Education
County schools (those which are not independent) in the five non-metropolitan districts of the county are operated by Somerset County Council.
For a full list of schools see: List of schools in Somerset
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wellington Rural District
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw "Taunton Deane". Population estimates 2002. Somerset County Council. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/media/030C9/TDBC02_mye%20.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah A Vision of Britain Through Time : Taunton Rural District
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Taunton Municipal Borough
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wellington Urban District
- ^ United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: Area: Bath and North East Somerset". statistics.gov.uk. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=3&b=3567719&c=Somerset&d=180&e=16&g=397814&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1197489822531&enc=1&altAreaId=276833. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "Mid Year Population Estimates for Towns". Somerset County Council. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/mid%20year%20population%20estimates%20for%20towns.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "Population Summary". Somerset County Council. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/population%20summary.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "Taunton Deane: Total Population". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Great Britain Historical GIS Project. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10188945&c_id=10001043&add=N. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
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