Langport
Langport is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) 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 separate parish that includes much of the community's outskirts. Langport rests on the eastern financial institution of the River Parrett, below the point where that river is signed up with by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is an embankment throughout the moor and also an important bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers flow from the southerly hills through Thorney Moor and Kings Moor, via a gap in between the upland locations around Somerton and also Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels whereby it moves past Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. Throughout the wintertime the low-lying areas around Langport are in some cases swamped. The community falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having actually formerly belonged to Langport Rural District. The district council is accountable for neighborhood preparation as well as building control, neighborhood roads, council housing, environmental wellness, markets as well as fairs, reject collection and also recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, recreation services, parks, as well as tourist.
