Langport
Langport is a small town and 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 parish that consists of much of the community's outskirts. Langport rests on the eastern bank of the River Parrett, listed below the factor where that river is signed up with by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is a causeway throughout the moor and also an essential bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers flow from the southern hills through Thorney Moor and also Kings Moor, with a space in between the upland locations around Somerton and also Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels whereby it moves past Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. During the winter months the low-lying locations around Langport are occasionally flooded. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having actually formerly been part of Langport Rural District. The area council is responsible for regional planning and also building control, neighborhood roads, council housing, ecological health, markets and also fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, recreation services, parks, and tourist.
