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Thornfalcon

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Place details

Locality: Taunton
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.static_image_name: Thornfalcon church.jpg
UK place.static_image_alt: White building with square tower.
UK place.static_image_caption: Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Thornfalcon
UK place.population: 119
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.unitary_england: Somerset Council
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Somerset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Taunton and Wellington
UK place.post_town: TAUNTON
UK place.postcode_district

Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Taunton Deane
Population: +119
Image: Thornfalcon church.jpg

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Thornfalcon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Taunton. The village has a population of 119. The parish includes the hamlet of Ash. The name comes from Thorn, and the personal name Fagun (now Falcon) which was the Norman surname of Sir Gilbert of Thorn, whose family were lords of the manor until the 14th century.