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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SOMERSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.
TAUNTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1885		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.
TAUNTON RSD	Sanitary District	1885		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.
TAUNTON RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.
TAUNTON	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1885	was enlarged by gaining part of	WILTON Ch/CP	Hamlet of Galmington, &c Houses in 1891: 28.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 18142
09 Nov 1921	was reduced to create	TAUNTON CP	Area: 158 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Taunton Extension) Act, 1921

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