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 church (which covers only part of the community) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a separate parish that consists of 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 signed up with by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is an embankment across the moor and also a vital bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers flow from the southern hillsides with Thorney Moor and also Kings Moor, with a void between the upland locations around Somerton as well as Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels whereby it moves previous Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. Throughout the winter months the low-lying areas around Langport are occasionally swamped. The community drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having actually formerly belonged to Langport Rural Area. The area council is accountable for neighborhood planning and structure control, regional roads, council real estate, environmental wellness, markets and also fairs, decline collection and also recycling, cemeteries as well as crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, and also tourist.
