Langport
Langport is a village as well as civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The parish (which covers only part of the community) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a separate parish that includes much of the town's borders. Langport rests on the east bank of the River Parrett, listed below the factor where that river is signed up with by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is an embankment throughout the moor and also a crucial bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers circulation from the southern hillsides through Thorney Moor and Kings Moor, through a space in between the upland locations around Somerton and also Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels whereby it streams previous Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. Throughout the winter the low-lying locations around Langport are in some cases 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 been part of Langport Rural Area. The district council is accountable for neighborhood preparation as well as building control, neighborhood roads, council real estate, environmental wellness, markets and fairs, reject collection and also recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and also tourist.
