Taunton, UK, is
the county town of Somerset, England. The town name
derives from Town on the River Tone — or Tone Town.
It still holds a weekly market. Taunton parish has a
population of 44,050[1]. Suburbs of the town include
Norton Fitzwarren, Bishops Hull and Staplegrove, giving
a total population of approximately 52,000. Taunton
is the main town in the Taunton parliamentary constituency
Taunton plays a role in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy by Douglas Adams and is also mentioned in The
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. Taunton has also
made an appearance in a number of other British comedy
series, including Monty Python's Flying Circus, Blackadder,
Men Behaving Badly, Vic Reeves Big Night Out, and also
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer.
Taunton is also a city located in Bristol County, Massachusetts,
USA. As of the 2000 census, the city
had a total population of 55,976. It is the county seat
of Bristol CountyGR6. Hub of the Greater Taunton Area,
Taunton is currently the largest city, geographically,
in Massachusetts. 
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