Langport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The church (which covers only part of the town) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a different church that includes much of the community's borders. Langport pushes the eastern financial institution of the River Parrett, listed below the factor where that river is signed up with by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is an embankment across the moor as well as a vital bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers flow from the southerly hills via Thorney Moor and Kings Moor, via a gap between the upland areas around Somerton and also Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels where it flows previous Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. During the winter season the low-lying areas around Langport are in some cases swamped. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly been part of Langport Rural District. The area council is accountable for regional preparation as well as structure control, neighborhood roads, council real estate, ecological wellness, markets as well as fairs, reject collection as well as recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, and also tourist.