Langport
Langport is a town of 3,600 people in the heart of Somerset in England. To the south of the town is Wet Moor, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which is part of the extensive grazing marsh grasslands and ditch systems of the Somerset Levels and Moors.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 3,060 residents
- Description: town and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Langport, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Hanging Chapel and The Priest’s House, Muchelney.
The Hanging Chapel
Historic building
Photo: Pam Goodey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hanging Chapel, more formally known as the Chantry Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Langport, Somerset, England, is a 13th-century archway, bearing a Perpendicular building known as the hanging chapel.
The Priest’s House, Muchelney
Historic building
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0.
The Priest's House is a National Trust-owned property in Muchelney, in the English county of Somerset. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of All Saints in Langport, Somerset, England, has 12th-century origins but was rebuilt in the late 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huish Episcopi and Muchelney.
Huish Episcopi
Village
Photo: Liz Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huish Episcopi is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the outskirts of Langport, 4 miles south west of Somerton. The parish has a population of 2,644, and includes the hamlets of Bowdens, Combe, Pibsbury and Wearne.
Muchelney
Village
Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muchelney is a clustered village and civil parish in Somerset, England, extending for 3 kilometres from the south bank of the River Parrett. The village lies about 1 mile south of Langport and 4 miles south west of Somerton.
Curry Rivel
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, around 6 miles west of Somerton and 10 miles east of Taunton in the South Somerset district.
Langport
- Categories: civil parish, market town, and locality
- Location: South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.0376° or 51° 2′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.828° or 2° 49′ 41″ westPopulation
3,060Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB LATOpen location code
9C3V25QC+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 29490773OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Langport” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Langport”
- Basque: “Langport”
- Catalan: “Langport”
- Cebuano: “Langport”
- Chinese: “Langport”
- Dutch: “Langport”
- French: “Langport”
- Hebrew: “לנגפורט”
- Irish: “Langport”
- Italian: “Langport”
- Japanese: “ラングポート”
- Ladin: “Langport”
- Latin: “Langport”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Langport”
- Persian: “لانگپورت”
- Polish: “Langport”
- Portuguese: “Langport”
- South Azerbaijani: “لانقپورت”
- Spanish: “Langport”
- Swedish: “Langport”
- Turkish: “Langport”
- Welsh: “Langport”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Langport”. Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.