West Monkton

West Monkton
Stone building with square tower, partially obscured by trees
West Monkton is located in Somerset
West Monkton
West Monkton
Location within Somerset
Population2,787 (2011)
OS grid referenceST2628
Civil parish
  • West Monkton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTAUNTON
Postcode districtTA2
Dialling code01823
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°03′04″N 3°02′42″W / 51.051°N 3.045°W / 51.051; -3.045

West Monkton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north east of Taunton. The parish includes the hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, and Burlinch and the western parts of Coombe and Walford,[1] and had a population of 2,787 at the 2011 census.[2]

  1. ^ The eastern parts of Coombe and Walford are in the parish of Creech St Michael.
  2. ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.