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 district. 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 includes much of the community's outskirts. Langport rests on the eastern bank of the River Parrett, below the point where that river is joined by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is an embankment across the moor as well as an important bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers flow from the southern hills via Thorney Moor and Kings Moor, via a gap in between the upland locations around Somerton as well as Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels whereby it streams previous Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. During the winter the low-lying locations 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 formerly been part of Langport Rural Area. The area council is accountable for regional planning and building control, regional roads, council housing, environmental health, markets as well as fairs, decline collection and also recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and tourist.