Talaton
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Talaton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Devon. It lies approximately 6 miles to the west of Honiton, 3 miles to the north of Ottery St Mary, 2 miles to the west of Feniton and 2 miles to the east of Whimple. The parish covers an area of 965 hectares (2,384 acres). The parish population was estimated to be 590 in 2012.
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- Locality
- East Devon
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Settlement.name
- Talaton
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- The Village Shop, and The Talaton Inn - geograph.org.uk - 253833.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Village Shop, and The Talaton Inn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Parish
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- England
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Devon
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- Population
- 519
- Area
- 975.90
- Image
- The Village Shop, and The Talaton Inn - geograph.org.uk - 253833.jpg
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- Talaton
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- SY0719099084
- P8168
- Gerhard Wagner
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Talaton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Devon. It lies approximately 6 miles to the west of Honiton, 3 miles to the north of Ottery St Mary, 2 miles to the west of Feniton and 2 miles to the east of Whimple. The parish covers an area of 965 hectares (2,384 acres). The parish population was estimated to be 590 in 2012.
==Description== The name Talaton (Taletone in Domesday Book, 1086) means 'farmstead on the River Tale', a tributary of the River Otter, whose name is in turn derived from the Old English word getæl meaning 'quick, active or swift'.
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