The Salisbury House Hotel in Taunton
Taunton, Somerset

Central to all amenities, this hotel in the centre of town has its own car park and an unrivalled position close to Vivary Park and many other amenities. The Salisbury House Hotel is a family-owned, independent hotel, situated with an excellent town centre location. Built in the 1850s, the delightful Victorian house boasts many Gothic features and stained glass windows. The hotel has recently been totally refurbished but still retains many original features. All bedrooms are en suite with luxury bathrooms. Families are welcome. The hotel is well placed for the cricket ground, Musgrove Park Hospital and the County Court. Both the bus and railway station are within walking distance.

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. Taunton civil parish has a population of 44,050[1]. Suburbs of the town include Bishops Hull, Staplegrove and Galmington, giving a total population for the "Taunton Urban Area" of 58,241 according to the 2001 census, up 4.3% since 1991. At some time before the Domesday Survey Taunton had become a borough with very considerable privileges, governed by a portreeve appointed by the bishops. It did not obtain a charter of incorporation until that of 1627, which was renewed in 1677. The corporation existed until 1792, when the charter lapsed owing to vacancies in the number of the corporate body, and Taunton was not reincorporated until 1877. The medieval fairs and markets of Taunton (it still holds a weekly market today), were celebrated for the sale of woollen cloth called "Tauntons" made in the town. On the decline of the west of England woollen industry, silk-weaving was introduced at the end of the 18th century.