Taunton

Somerset's county town is Taunton which lies on the River Tone between the Quantock, Blackdown and Brendon Hills, in an area known as the Vale of Taunton. Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills and has Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels.
Taunton is 38 miles southwest of Bristol, 28 miles northeast of Exeter, 63 miles northeast of Plymouth.
Taunton railway station is on the Bristol to Exeter line, the Reading to Taunton line, and the Cross-Country Route, with services to Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street, Cardiff Central, Bristol Temple Meads, ]London Paddington, Exeter St Davids, Plymouth and Penzance, as well as the rest of the West Country. Taunton also has good road links, having the M5 motorway junctions 25 (Taunton) and 26 (Wellington) close to the town, as well as other major roads such as the A38 and A358.
The nearest airports are Exeter International Airport and Bristol Airport; both are within 40 miles of Taunton.
The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a navigable waterway which links Taunton with Bridgwater, opened in 1827. Having been closed to navigation in 1907, it re-opened following restoration in 1994.
Taunton is home to the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) which is an organisation within the Ministry of Defence responsible for providing navigational and other hydrographic information for national, civil and defence requirements.
Secondary schools in Taunton include The Castle School, Heathfield Community School and Bishop Fox's School. Further education is provided by Richard Huish College, The Taunton Academy and the Bridgwater and Taunton College. Heathfield Community School has a post-16 further education college specialising in performing arts and technical theatre. There are three co-educational independent schools in Taunton: Queen's College, King's College and Taunton School.
Taunton is within Somerset Primary Care Trust and is home to Musgrove Park Hospital. A Nuffield Hospital is also situated within the town, run privately by Nuffield Health. The town is also home to several doctor's surgeries. The County Ground was originally home to Taunton Cricket Club, now the County Ground is solely used by Somerset County Cricket Club. Taunton Racecourse is close to the Blackdown Hills and about 2 miles from the centre of Taunton.
The following famous people were born or have lived in Taunton:
•Jenny Agutter (born 1952) – actress; born in Taunton
•Pattie Boyd (born 1944) – actress and model; former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton
•Stephen Daldry – three-time Academy Award nominated and Tony Award-winning theatre and film director and producer
•Antony Hewish – astronomer and Nobel Prize for Physics winner
•Deborah Meaden (born 1959) – business mogul, philanthropist, star of TV series Dragons Den; born in Taunton
•Gary Rhodes – celebrity chef; head chef at The Castle Hotel in Taunton, 1986–1990
•Viv Richards – former West Indies cricketer; born in Antigua; resident in Taunton while playing for Somerset, 1974–1986
•Phil Vickery – celebrity chef

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Dining Room

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Kitchen

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Cloakroom/Utility

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Landing

Principle Bedroom

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Bedroom 2

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Family Bathroom

Rear Courtyard Garden

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