Langport
Langport is a town as well as civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Somerton in the South Somerset area. The church (which covers only part of the community) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a different church that includes much of the town's outskirts. Langport rests on the eastern bank of the River Parrett, listed below the point where that river is joined by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is a causeway throughout the moor and a vital bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers circulation from the southerly hillsides through Thorney Moor and also Kings Moor, via a gap in between the upland locations around Somerton and also Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels through which it flows previous Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. Throughout the winter months 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 Local Government Act 1972, having actually formerly been part of Langport Rural Area. The district council is responsible for regional preparation as well as structure control, neighborhood roads, council housing, ecological health and wellness, markets and also fairs, decline collection and also recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, and also tourism.
