IF you’re married and living in Taunton this may not be easy to read.

Taunton has been officially named as the fourth UK town where a husband or wife is most likely to be playing away from home.

 The Official Infidelity Index 2015 released this week shows that Beeston in Nottinghamshire and Livingston in Scotland are the top two most adulterous places.

 The research was complied by Illicit Encounters, “the UK’s largest married dating website”, and claims that 1061 people in Taunton are having an affair – up on last year when there was 802 people playing away.

The top ten towns for extra-marital relationships in the UK:

1 Beeston

2 Livingston

3 Maidenhead

4 Taunton

5 Runcorn

6 Newcastle-under-Lyme

7 Guildford

8 Farnborough

9 Bracknell

10 Loughborough

According to the website, it’s not just married couples in Taunton who have been cheating on their partners.

Here is a list of the number of people having affairs in nearby Somerset towns, according to Illicit Encounters:

Taunton                  1061

Bridgwater              778

Wellington              266

Chard                      228

Burnham-on-Sea     190

Cowbridge               154

Ilminster                 125

Crewkerne               89

Somerton                86

Watchet                  74