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Langport is a village and also civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Somerton in the South Somerset area. The parish (which covers just part of the community) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a different church that consists of much of the community’s outskirts. Langport rests on the eastern bank of the River Parrett, below the factor where that river is joined by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is a causeway across the moor as well as a crucial bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers circulation from the southern hills via Thorney Moor and also Kings Moor, through a void in between the upland areas around Somerton and also Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels where it streams previous Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. Throughout the winter the low-lying locations around Langport are in some cases flooded. The community falls within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having formerly been part of Langport Rural District. The district council is accountable for neighborhood preparation and building control, regional roads, council real estate, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, leisure services, parks, as well as tourism.