Map of the TA postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the TA postcode area, also known as the Taunton postal area.
The TA postcode area covers Taunton and nearby parts of South West England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: EX - Exeter, BA - Bath, DT - Dorchester and BS - Bristol. It also borders The Bristol Channel.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Somerset (99.02%), Devon (0.52%), Dorset (0.46%).
Map of the TA Postcode for Taunton
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 54.68 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 40.28 mi |
| Area | 829.14 mi² |
| Maximum width | 55.33 mi |
| Perimeter | 243.70 mi |
| Postcode districts | 24 |
| Postcode sectors | 66 |
| Post towns | 19 |
| Postcodes | 11,821 |
| Population | 322,197 |
The TA postcode area has a population of 322,197 and covers 2,225,580 hectares. Roughly 0.50% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the TA postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is TA22 and the most urban is TA1.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA22 | 109,912,356 | 443,712 | 0.40% |
| TA24 | 358,605,851 | 1,729,989 | 0.48% |
| TA17 | 13,682,649 | 83,903 | 0.61% |
| TA23 | 58,559,164 | 416,432 | 0.71% |
| TA4 | 286,309,957 | 2,165,547 | 0.76% |
| TA5 | 184,960,067 | 1,548,798 | 0.84% |
| TA15 | 6,053,510 | 55,607 | 0.92% |
| TA3 | 193,071,587 | 1,801,042 | 0.93% |
| TA7 | 175,972,641 | 1,655,304 | 0.94% |
| TA10 | 109,051,954 | 1,023,577 | 0.94% |
| TA11 | 84,308,381 | 950,683 | 1.13% |
| TA19 | 79,887,671 | 1,019,556 | 1.28% |
| TA20 | 137,165,540 | 1,786,914 | 1.30% |
| TA18 | 56,000,528 | 873,909 | 1.56% |
| TA21 | 104,235,602 | 1,642,244 | 1.58% |
| TA12 | 32,521,709 | 518,803 | 1.60% |
| TA14 | 12,225,682 | 196,652 | 1.61% |
| TA13 | 20,622,327 | 361,363 | 1.75% |
| TA9 | 68,791,564 | 1,216,442 | 1.77% |
| TA16 | 6,344,498 | 116,909 | 1.84% |
| TA2 | 47,768,666 | 1,643,550 | 3.44% |
| TA8 | 19,853,303 | 957,162 | 4.82% |
| TA6 | 45,399,316 | 2,925,568 | 6.44% |
| TA1 | 14,229,733 | 2,028,143 | 14.25% |
| Total | 2,225,534,256 | 27,161,809 | 1.22% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 2,225,580 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 8,593.01 |
| Square feet | 239,559,205,620.00 |
| Square kilometres | 22,255.80 |
Postal delivery offices
- Bishops Lydeard Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Bridgwater Delivery Office
- Burnham On Sea Delivery Office
- Chard Delivery Office
- Crewkerne Delivery Office
- Dulverton Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Exford Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ilminster Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Langport Delivery Office
- Lydeard St Lawrence Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Martock Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Minehead Delivery Office
- Somerton Delivery Office
- South Petherton Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Stoke Sub Ham Delivery Office N Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Taunton Delivery Office
- Watchet Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Wellington (ta) Delivery Office
- Williton Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Wiveliscombe Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Woolavington Scale Payment Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 16 visitor attractions within the Taunton postcode area.
| Dulverton Guildhall Heritage and Arts |
|---|
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| West Somerset Railway |
| Railways |
| Steam / Heritage Railway |
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| Dunster Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Blue Anchor Railway Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Somerset & Dorset Railway Museum |
| Railways |
| Steam / Heritage Railway |
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| Cleeve Abbey |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic Monument / Archaeological Site |
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| Watchet Market House Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Coleridge Cottage |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| The Museum of Somerset Within Taunton Castle |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Temple of Harmony |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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| Blake Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Barrington Court |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Muchelney Abbey |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic Monument / Archaeological Site |
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| Stembridge Tower Mill |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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| Montacute House |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Lytes Cary Manor |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Adsborough — village
- Aller — village
- Allerford — village
- Alstone — village
- Ash — village
- Ash Priors — village
- Ashbrittle — village
- Ashcott — village
- Ashill — village
- Babcary — village
- Barrington — village
- Barton St David — village
- Bathpool — village
- Battleton — village
- Bawdrip — village
- Berrow — village
- Bicknoller — village
- Bilbrook — village
- Bishops Lydeard — village
- Bishopswood — village
- Blagdon Hill — village
- Blue Anchor — village
- Bradford-on-Tone — village
- Brean — village
- Brent Knoll — village
- Bridgwater — town
- Broadshard — village
- Broadway — village
- Brompton Regis — village
- Brushford — village
- Buckland St Mary — village
- Burnham-on-Sea — town
- Burrowbridge — village
- Burtle — village
- Cannington — village
- Carhampton — village
- Catcott — village
- Chaffcombe — village
- Chapel Cleeve — village
- Chard — town
- Charlton Adam — village
- Charlton Mackrell — village
- Cheddon Fitzpaine — village
- Chedzoy — village
- Chelston — village
- Chilton Polden — village
- Chilton Trinity — village
- Chiselborough — village
- Churchinford — village
- Clapton — village
- Combe Florey — village
- Combe St Nicholas — village
- Combwich — village
- Compton Dundon — village
- Corfe — village
- Cossington — village
- Cotford St Luke — village
- Creech Heathfield — village
- Creech St Michael — village
- Crewkerne — town
- Crowcombe — village
- Curload — village
- Curry Mallet — village
- Curry Rivel — village
- Cutcombe — village
- Doniford — village
- Donyatt — village
- Dowlish Ford — village
- Dowlish Wake — village
- Down End — village
- Drayton — village
- Dulverton — town
- Dundon — village
- Dunster — village
- Durston — village
- East Brent — village
- East Huntspill — village
- East Lambrook — village
- East Lydford — village
- Edington — village
- Enmore — village
- Exebridge — village
- Fitzhead — village
- Fivehead — village
- Forton — village
- Four Forks — village
- Goathurst — village
- Halse — village
- Hambridge — village
- Haselbury Plucknett — village
- Hatch Beauchamp — village
- Henley — village
- Hewish — village
- High Ham — village
- Highbridge — village
- Hillcommon — village
- Hinton St George — village
- Holcombe Rogus — village
- Holford — village
- Holywell Lake — village
- Horsey — village
- Horton — village
- Huish Champflower — village
- Huntspill — village
- Huntworth — village
- Ilminster — town
- Ilton — village
- Isle Abbotts — village
- Isle Brewers — village
- Keinton Mandeville — village
- Kilve — village
- Kingsbury Episcopi — village
- Kingsdon — village
- Kingston St Mary — village
- Kingstone — village
- Knapp — village
- Knole — village
- Langford — village
- Langford Budville — village
- Langley Marsh — village
- Langport — town
- Long Load — village
- Long Sutton — village
- Lopen — village
- Low Ham — village
- Luccombe — village
- Luxborough — village
- Lydeard St Lawrence — village
- Lydford-on Fosse — village
- Mark — village
- Mark Causeway — village
- Martock — village
- Meare Green — village
- Merriott — village
- Middlezoy — village
- Milverton — village
- Minehead — town
- Misterton — village
- Monksilver — village
- Monkton Heathfield — village
- Montacute — village
- Moorland / Northmoor Green — village
- Moorlinch — village
- Muchelney — village
- Nether Stowey — village
- North Curry — village
- North Newton — village
- North Perrott — village
- North Petherton — town
- Norton Fitzwarren — village
- Norton sub Hamdon — village
- Nynehead — village
- Oake — village
- Old Cleeve — village
- Othery — village
- Over Stratton — village
- Pawlett — village
- Pedwell — village
- Pict's Hill — village
- Pitminster — village
- Pitney — village
- Plot Gate — village
- Porlock — village
- Porlock Weir — village
- Puckington — village
- Puddle Town — village
- Puriton — village
- Roadwater — village
- Rockwell Green — village
- Ruishton — village
- Sampford Arundel — village
- Sampford Brett — village
- Seavington St Mary — village
- Seavington St Michael — village
- Shapwick — village
- Shepton Beauchamp — village
- Shoreditch — village
- Simonsbath — village
- Somerton — town
- South Petherton — town
- Spaxton — village
- Staple Fitzpaine — village
- Staplegrove — village
- Stawell — village
- Stembridge — village
- Stockland Bristol — village
- Stocklinch — village
- Stogumber — village
- Stogursey — village
- Stoke St Gregory — village
- Stoke St Mary — village
- Stoke sub Hamdon — village
- Sutton Mallet — village
- Tatworth — village
- Taunton — town
- Thorncombe — village
- Thorney — village
- Thurloxton — village
- Timberscombe — village
- Trull — village
- Upton — village
- Upton — village
- Wadeford — village
- Wambrook — village
- Washford — village
- Watchet — town
- Watchfield — village
- Wayford — village
- Wellington — town
- Wembdon — village
- West Bagborough — village
- West Buckland — village
- West Chinnock — village
- West Lydford — village
- West Monkton — village
- West Quantoxhead — village
- Westford — village
- Westonzoyland — village
- Westport — village
- Wheddon Cross — village
- White Ball — village
- Whitelackington — village
- Williton — village
- Windmill Hill — village
- Winsford — village
- Winsham — village
- Withycombe — village
- Withypool — village
- Wiveliscombe — town
- Woolavington — village
- Wootton Courtenay — village
- Wrantage — village