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Taunton Deane Borough Council

Local authority area: Taunton Deane

Taunton Deane is a district council in Somerset, in the South West England region of England. It covers 462.4 km² and had 114,000 residents in 2015 — about 247 people per km². It was abolished in 2019 and its services passed to Somerset West and Taunton. The council is based in Taunton.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Taunton Deane, 2012–2015.

Residents, 2015114,000+2.3% since 2012
Land area462.4km²178.5 sq mi
Density247/ km²people per square kilometre
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2019
    Abolished

    Replaced by Somerset West and Taunton.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Formed from Taunton Rural District.

Source: Wikidata Q1853334 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.