Langport

Langport is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 1,067. Langport lies on the east bank of the river Parret, near the point where that river debouches from the hills on to the Somerset Levels through which it flows to the Bristol Channel.

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Langport (Lion gborlh, Langeberga, Langeport) owed its origin to its defensible position on a hill, and its growth to its facilities for trade on the chief river of Somerset. It occupies the site of the British town of Llongborth, and was important during the Roman occupation. It was a royal borough in Saxon times, and in 1086 had 34 resident burgesses. The first charter, given by Elizabeth I in 1562, recognized that Langport was a borough of great antiquity, which had enjoyed considerable privileges, being governed by a portreve. It was incorporated by James I in 1617, but the corporation was abolished in 1883. Langport was represented in parliament in 1304 and 1306.

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