Somerset West and Taunton Somerset West and Taunton was a local government district in Somerset, England, from 2019 to 2023. It was established on 1 April 2019 by the Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018. The council replaced the Taunton Dean ...

is a

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in Somerset, England. It was established on 1 April 2019 by the Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018. The council replaced the

Taunton Deane Taunton Deane was a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council was based in Taunton. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of ...

and

West Somerset West Somerset was a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in the English county of Somerset from 1974 to 2019. The council covered a largely rural area, with a population of 34,900 in an area of ; it was the List of English dist ...

councils, which governed the same area from 1974. A

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is a nationally important archaeological site or monument which is given legal protection by being placed on a list (or "schedule") by the

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;

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takes the leading role in identifying such sites. The legislation governing this is the

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. The term "monument" can apply to the whole range of archaeological sites, and they are not always visible above ground. Such sites have to have been deliberately constructed by human activity. They range from

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standing stones and burial sites, through

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remains and medieval structures such as castles and monasteries, to later structures such as industrial sites and buildings constructed for the World Wars or the

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Monuments

* List of scheduled monuments in West Somerset (A–G) – scheduled monuments in the former West Somerset whose names begin with A-G * List of scheduled monuments in West Somerset (H–Z) – scheduled monuments in the former West Somerset whose names begin with H-Z * List of scheduled monuments in Taunton Deane – scheduled monuments in the former Taunton Deane

References

{{Scheduled monuments in England *List History of Somerset *List *List Somerset, West Lists of buildings and structures in Somerset Somerset West and Taunton

Monuments

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