Taunton Castle
Taunton Castle is a castle built to defend the town of Taunton, Somerset, England. It has origins in the Anglo Saxon period and was later the site of a priory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Somerset and Somerset Military Museum.
Museum of Somerset
Museum
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The Museum of Somerset is located in the 12th-century great hall of Taunton Castle, in Taunton in the county of Somerset, England. The museum is run by South West Heritage Trust, an independent charity, and includes objects initially collected by the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society who own the castle.
Somerset Military Museum
Museum
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The Somerset Military Museum is part of the Museum of Somerset located in the 12th century great hall of Taunton Castle, in Taunton, Somerset. It is a "registered and accredited museum" with the British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council, and is a part of the Museum of Somerset.
Stone Cider Mill (In Garden Between The Public Library And Somerset College Of Art)
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stone Cider Mill (In Garden Between The Public Library And Somerset College Of Art) is situated 530 feet south of Taunton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taunton and Bishop’s Hull.
Taunton
Photo: Julia W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, a county in the south-west of England. Taunton has several landmarks room its thousand-year history, and is famous for its cider.
Bishop’s Hull
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop's Hull is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, in the western suburbs of Taunton. It includes the areas of Rumwell, Rumwell Park, Roughmoor and Longaller and is close to the River Tone.
Comeytrowe
Suburb
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Comeytrowe is a south western suburb of Taunton and former civil parish, now in the parish Taunton in the county Somerset, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 5,463. The parish included the area Galmington.
Taunton Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fortified castle in Somerset, England, UK
- Categories: castle, history museum, and tourism
- Location: Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.01588° or 51° 0′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.10448° or 3° 6′ 16″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C3R2V8W+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 124184475OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Taunton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Taunton Castle”
- Danish: “Taunton Castle”
- French: “chateau de Taunton”
- French: “château de Taunton”
- French: “Château de Taunton”
- German: “Taunton Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Taunton”
- Scots: “Taunton Castle”
- Swedish: “Taunton Castle”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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