Taunton

English

Etymology

From (River) Tone + Old English tūn (“settlement”).

Proper noun

Taunton (countable and uncountable, plural Tauntons)

1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).
2. A suburb of Ashton-under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9200).
3. A place in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts.
   2. A minor city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
   3. A hamlet in the town of Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York.
   4. A town in Adams County, Washington.
4. A rural locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
5. A locality in Barossa council area, South Australia.
6. A surname.

Derived terms

• Somerset West and Taunton
• Taunton Deane
• Taunton turkey