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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 parish (which covers only part of the town) has a population of 1,081. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a different church that includes much of the community’s borders. Langport lies on the east bank of the River Parrett, below the point where that river is signed up with by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is an embankment across the moor as well as a vital bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers circulation from the southerly hillsides through Thorney Moor as well as Kings Moor, via a space between the upland locations around Somerton as well as Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels whereby it flows past Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. Throughout the winter the low-lying areas around Langport are in some cases swamped. The community drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously become part of Langport Rural District. The district council is responsible for local planning and also building control, regional roads, council housing, environmental wellness, markets and fairs, reject collection and recycling, cemeteries as well as crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, and tourism.