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Named after the historic Hundred of Taunton Deane, from Old English dene (valley): "Valley by Taunton".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton Deane
Today it means: A former local government district with borough status of Somerset, England, including the town of Taunton. Merged with West Somerset district on 1 April 2019 to form Somerset West and Taunton district. Full definition →