Taunton

Massachusetts silver city

Taunton is a town in Somerset, England, serving as the county town.

It's also a city in southeastern Massachusetts, part of the Greater Boston area.

The name appears in various place names across the English-speaking world, typically derived from the English original: She grew up in Taunton.

England

Somerset

English southwestern county

market town · cricket · castle · priory · Wellington · Exmoor · minster · Saxon · assizes · Devon

Massachusetts

Somerset

English southwestern county

colonial · mill town · downtown · Massachusetts Bay · industrial · New England · commuter · Greater Boston

river

watershed

Drainage area boundary

alewife · dam · freshwater · fishing · canoe · kayak · wetlands · restoration · shad · confluence

silverware

pewter

Tin-based tableware alloy

holloware · teapot · tankard · electroplate · craftsmanship · metalwork · foundry · artisan · engraving · heirloom

Opposites
somerset regional rivalry

TauntonBristol

Major English seaport

Exeter · Bath

urban scale/metropolitan status

TauntonLondon

England's capital city

Manchester · Birmingham · Bristol · metropolis · capital city

Phrases
Family

taunting, taunts, taunted, tauntingly, taunter, taunters

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G