Taunton

Taunton
/tawn"tn, tahn"-/, n.
1. a city in SE Massachusetts. 45,001.
2. former name of Taunton Deane.

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Town (pop., 1995 est.: 55,000), county seat of Somerset, England.

An Anglo-Saxon king founded it с 710. Its castle was besieged during the English Civil Wars and subsequently dismantled. Taunton later was the scene of the duke of Monmouth's rebellion (1685). It is in an agricultural region; tourism is also important to the economy.

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      city, Bristol county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S., on the Taunton River, 33 miles (53 km) south of Boston. Elizabeth Poole, an early proprietor, was said to have purchased the site from Native Americans in 1638. It was organized as a town in 1639 and later named for Taunton, England. During the King Philip's War (1675–76) it served as a base of operations. In 1684 its citizens' refusal to pay taxes levied by Governor Edmund Andros “without their own assent in assembly” was a precursor to the American Revolutionary slogan: “No taxation without representation.” Early industries included ironworks, brickmaking, and shipbuilding. Silverware production began with the establishment of the Reed & Barton Company in 1824. The city's economy is now diversified, with services and manufacturing (electronic equipment, silverware, aircraft components, metal products, and office equipment). Massasoit State Park and the Emma F. Hutt Forest are major recreational areas. Inc. city, 1864. Pop. (1990) 49,832; (2000) 55,976.

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  • Taunton — Taunton, MA U.S. city in Massachusetts Population (2000): 55976 Housing Units (2000): 22908 Land area (2000): 46.605858 sq. miles (120.708612 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.350084 sq. miles (3.496702 sq. km) Total area (2000): 47.955942 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Taunton — (spr. taontön, in Amerika tāntön gesprochen), 1) Hauptstadt (municipal borough) der Grafschaft Somerset (England), am schiffbaren Tone, hat mehrere schöne Kirchen (darunter zwei aus der Zeit Heinrichs VII.), ein altes Schloß (ehemals Residenz der …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • Taunton — (Tahntn), Stadt in der engl. Grafschaft Somerset, mit 9000 E., blühender Industrie …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Taunton — [tônt′ n, tänt′ n] 1. [after the English city] city in SE Mass.: pop. 56,000 2. county seat of Somerset, SW England: county district pop. 94,000 …   English World dictionary

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