Bishop's Hull is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, in the western suburbs of Taunton. It includes the areas of Rumwell, Rumwell Park, Roughmoor and Longaller and is close to the River Tone. The parish, which includes the hamlet of Netherclay, has a population of 2,975 in total.^[1]

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Bishop's Hull
St Peter and St Paul's Church
Manor House, Bishop's Hull
Bishop's Hull Location within Somerset
Population	2,075 [1]
OS grid reference	ST202246
Unitary authority	Somerset Council
Ceremonial county	Somerset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TAUNTON
Postcode district	TA1
Dialling code	01823
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Taunton Deane
List of places UK England Somerset 51.01522°N 3.13897°W / 51.01522; -3.13897

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The A38 and the A3065 pass through it.

The parish of Hull-Bishop's was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred.^[2]

Historically the parish included the castle precincts in the centre of Taunton.^[3]

In June 2008, the village celebrated the 400th anniversary of the church bells with a week of events.^[4]

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of Taunton Deane (established under the Local Government Act 1972). Bishop's Hull was part of Taunton Rural District before that.^[5]

It is also part of the Taunton Deane county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020, which elected seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Netherclay Community Woodland is a woodland with oak, ash, black poplar, dogwood and hazel. It is a local nature reserve.^[6]

The manor house dates from 1586, with a mid-19th century addition and internal alterations, and further restoration in 1901.^[7]

The St Peter and St Paul's Church, on Bishop's Hull Hill, which is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 13th century,^[10] and has an octagonal tower.

Until March 2005^[11] Taunton United Reformed Church had a church on Bishop's Hull Road,^[12] the church was built in 1718^[13] and the building is a Grade II* listed building.^[14] After the United Reformed Church in Bishop's Hull closed, services were moved to St Peter and St Paul's Church until 2013 when the United Reformed Church minister retired.^[15]

• Ernest Coxon (1857–1924), cricketer