Taunton.
A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).
Meaning & usage
A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).
A suburb of Ashton-under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9200).
A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts.
A place in the United States: A minor city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
A place in the United States: A hamlet in the town of Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York.
A place in the United States: A town in Adams County, Washington.
A rural locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
A locality in Barossa council area, South Australia.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
From Old English Tantūn, from the name of the river Tone.
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