Langport
Langport is a small town and also civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) west of Somerton in the South Somerset area. The church (which covers just part of the community) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a separate church that consists of much of the community's outskirts. Langport pushes the east financial institution 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 an essential bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers circulation from the southern hillsides via Thorney Moor and also Kings Moor, with a space in between the upland areas around Somerton and also Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels whereby it flows previous Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. Throughout the wintertime the low-lying areas around Langport are sometimes flooded. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Langport Rural District. The district council is accountable for regional planning and also building control, regional roads, council real estate, ecological health and wellness, markets and fairs, reject collection and also recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, recreation services, parks, and tourism.