Langport
Langport is a village as well as civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) west of Somerton in the South Somerset area. The parish (which covers just part of the town) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a different church that includes much of the community's borders. Langport lies on the east financial institution of the River Parrett, listed below the point where that river is joined by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is a causeway across the moor as well as an essential bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers circulation from the southern hills via Thorney Moor as well as Kings Moor, with a gap between the upland areas around Somerton and also Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels where it flows previous Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. During the wintertime the low-lying locations around Langport are occasionally flooded. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously become part of Langport Rural District. The district council is in charge of neighborhood planning as well as building control, local roads, council real estate, ecological wellness, markets and fairs, reject collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and tourist.