A city in Somerset, England, and also the name of several places in the United States, including cities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
From Old English 'Tone' (the river name) plus 'tun' (settlement), literally meaning 'settlement on the River Tone'. The American places were named after the English city by early settlers, following the common colonial practice of using familiar English place names.
Taunton, Massachusetts was one of the earliest settlements in New England, founded in 1637, and became known as the 'Silver City' because it was a major center for silver manufacturing in the 19th century. The original Taunton in England has been continuously inhabited since Saxon times and was an important wool trading center.
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