Langport
Langport is a small town as well as 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 community) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a different parish that consists of much of the community's outskirts. Langport pushes the eastern bank of the River Parrett, below the factor 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 circulation from the southern hills via Thorney Moor as well as Kings Moor, with a void between the upland locations around Somerton and Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels whereby it moves past Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. During the winter season the low-lying locations around Langport are in some cases swamped. The town falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having formerly been part of Langport Rural District. The district council is accountable for regional planning as well as building control, local roads, council real estate, ecological wellness, markets and also fairs, decline collection and also recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, leisure solutions, parks, as well as tourism.
