Langport is a small town and also civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The church (which covers only part of the community) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a separate church that includes much of the town's borders. Langport rests on the east bank of the River Parrett, listed below the point where that river is joined by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is an embankment across the moor and a crucial bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers flow from the southerly hillsides via Thorney Moor as well as Kings Moor, through a void between the upland areas around Somerton and Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels through which it flows previous Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. During the winter season the low-lying areas around Langport are often swamped. The community falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously belonged to Langport Rural Area. The district council is responsible for local preparation as well as structure control, regional roads, council housing, ecological wellness, markets and also fairs, decline collection as well as recycling, cemeteries as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and also tourist.