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'''Taunton''' was a town in [[England]]. | '''Taunton''' was a town in the south-west of [[England]]. Nearby towns included [[Bridgwater]] to the north-east. Local small towns and villages included [[Creech St Michael]] to the east of Taunton, [[North Petherton]] to the north-east, [[Bishops Lydeard]] to the north-west and [[Wiveliscombe]] to the west. To the north-west was [[Exmoor|Exmoor National Park]]. Taunton was located close to a motorway, the nearest access point to which was junction 25. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | ||
In [[1599]], the Doctor mused that the psychic energy he had seen in [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] England would require a generator the size of Taunton. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') | |||
In the late [[18th century]], a [[Hauserkinder]] appeared in a small farming [[village]] outside Taunton. Her life was recorded in [[Michel Foucault|Foucault]]'s ''[[Madness and Civilisation]]'' as "[[Justine's Story]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
After [[Sheldukher]] offered the [[Seventh Doctor]] the ultimate power, the Doctor told Sheldukher that he had ran Taunton for two weeks in the [[18th century]] and had never been so bored. Sheldukher was angry because he offered the Doctor the universe and the Doctor spoke of Taunton. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Highest Science (novel)|The Highest Science]]'') | After [[Sheldukher]] offered the [[Seventh Doctor]] the ultimate power, the Doctor told Sheldukher that he had ran Taunton for two weeks in the [[18th century]] and had never been so bored. Sheldukher was angry because he offered the Doctor the universe and the Doctor spoke of Taunton. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Highest Science (novel)|The Highest Science]]'') | ||
In [[ | In the [[2000s]] a [[Combat 3000]] store was located there. [[Louise Barsthorpe]] went missing after playing the game. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak (novelisation)|Warriors of Kudlak]]'') | ||
Taunton appeared on [[Mary Cooper]]'s map of [[overflow camp]]s in and around [[Wales]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Doctor]] | [[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]] | [[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:09, 16 February 2023
Taunton was a town in the south-west of England. Nearby towns included Bridgwater to the north-east. Local small towns and villages included Creech St Michael to the east of Taunton, North Petherton to the north-east, Bishops Lydeard to the north-west and Wiveliscombe to the west. To the north-west was Exmoor National Park. Taunton was located close to a motorway, the nearest access point to which was junction 25. (TV: The Categories of Life)
In 1599, the Doctor mused that the psychic energy he had seen in Elizabethan England would require a generator the size of Taunton. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
In the late 18th century, a Hauserkinder appeared in a small farming village outside Taunton. Her life was recorded in Foucault's Madness and Civilisation as "Justine's Story". (PROSE: The Book of the War)
After Sheldukher offered the Seventh Doctor the ultimate power, the Doctor told Sheldukher that he had ran Taunton for two weeks in the 18th century and had never been so bored. Sheldukher was angry because he offered the Doctor the universe and the Doctor spoke of Taunton. (PROSE: The Highest Science)
In the 2000s a Combat 3000 store was located there. Louise Barsthorpe went missing after playing the game. (PROSE: Warriors of Kudlak)
Taunton appeared on Mary Cooper's map of overflow camps in and around Wales. (TV: The Categories of Life)
