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Taunton
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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1,, a trim, pleasantly-situated town of Somersetshire, on the Tone, 45 m. SW. of Bristol; has a fine old castle founded in the 8th century, rebuilt in the 12th century, and having interesting associations with Perkin Warbeck, Judge Jeffreys, and Sydney Smith; has various schools, a college, barracks, &c.; noted for its hosiery, glove, and silk manufactures, and is also a busy agricultural centre. 2, Capital of Bristol County, Massachusetts, on the Taunton River, 34 m. S. of Boston, a well equipped and busy manufacturing town.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Taunton'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/taunton.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Taunton'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/taunton.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
