Langport Rural District
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Langport was a rural district
in Somerset
, England, from 1894 to 1974.
It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894
.
In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972
to become part of South Somerset
.
The parishes which used to be in the district include Aller
, Babcary
, Barrington
, Barton St David
, Beercrocombe
, Charlton Mackrell
, Compton Dundon
, Curry Mallet
, Curry Rivel
, Drayton
, Fivehead
, Hambridge and Westport
, High Ham
, Huish Episcopi
, Isle Abbots
, Isle Brewers
, Keinton Mandeville
, Kingsbury Episcopi
, Kingsdon
, Kingweston
, Langport
, Long Sutton
, Muchelney
, Pitney
, Puckington
and Somerton
.
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England, from 1894 to 1974.
It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
.
In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
to become part of South Somerset
South Somerset
South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England.The South Somerset district covers and area of ranging from the borders with Devon and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 158,000...
.
The parishes which used to be in the district include Aller
Aller, Somerset
Aller is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton on the A372 road towards Bridgwater in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 374...
, Babcary
Babcary
Babcary is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Somerton and south west of Castle Cary in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 239. It lies close to the River Cary and the A37.-History:...
, Barrington
Barrington, Somerset
Barrington is a village and civil parish, situated south east of Taunton and west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England...
, Barton St David
Barton St David
Barton St David is a village and civil parish on the River Brue adjacent to Keinton Mandeville in Somerset, England. It is situated south-east of Glastonbury and north-east of Somerton in the South Somerset district...
, Beercrocombe
Beercrocombe
Beercrocombe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, a tributary of the River Isle, south of Curry Mallet and south-east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
, Charlton Mackrell
Charlton Mackrell
Charlton Mackrell is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated three miles east of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 996....
, Compton Dundon
Compton Dundon
Compton Dundon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated beside King's Sedge Moor and the Polden Hills, south of Glastonbury and north of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 710...
, Curry Mallet
Curry Mallet
Curry Mallet is a village and parish in Somerset, England. It is on the Fivehead River , east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
, Curry Rivel
Curry Rivel
Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton and east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 2,093...
, Drayton
Drayton, Somerset
Drayton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated less than a mile from Curry Rivel and five miles southwest of Somerton in the South Somerset district. It is situated on the River Isle, near its confluence with the Parrett, and the former Westport Canal...
, Fivehead
Fivehead
Fivehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, miles east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
, Hambridge and Westport
Hambridge and Westport
Hambridge and Westport is a civil parish in Somerset, England. It has a population of 526.It includes the villages of Hambridge and Westport in the South Somerset district.-History and General Information:...
, High Ham
High Ham
High Ham is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. Within the parish of High Ham are the villages of High Ham and Low Ham and the hamlets of Bowdens, Henley, Paradise and Picts Hill.-History:...
, Huish Episcopi
Huish Episcopi
Huish Episcopi is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the outskirts of Langport, south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district...
, Isle Abbots
Isle Abbots
Isle Abbots is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
, Isle Brewers
Isle Brewers
Isle Brewers is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Isle south east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 163...
, Keinton Mandeville
Keinton Mandeville
Keinton Mandeville is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Castle Cary in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 991...
, Kingsbury Episcopi
Kingsbury Episcopi
Kingsbury Episcopi is a village and civil parish on the River Parrett in Somerset, England, situated north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 1,277. The parish includes the villages of West Lambrook, East Lambrook and Thorney.-History:The "Episcopi"...
, Kingsdon
Kingsdon, Somerset
Kingsdon is a village and parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England, situated south east of Somerton. The village has a population of 356.-History:...
, Kingweston
Kingweston
Kingweston is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north east of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 128.-History:The village's name was Chinwardestune in the Domesday Book of 1086...
, Langport
Langport
Langport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The town has a population of 1,067. The parish includes the hamlets of Bowdens and Combe...
, Long Sutton
Long Sutton, Somerset
Long Sutton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 862....
, Muchelney
Muchelney
Muchelney is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Parrett, south of Huish Episcopi and miles south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district...
, Pitney
Pitney
Pitney is a village and parish in Somerset, England, located east of Langport and west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. In 2002, the village had a population of 416....
, Puckington
Puckington
Puckington is a village and civil parish, situated south-east of Taunton and west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England...
and Somerton
Somerton
Somerton is a small town and civil parish in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset. It gave its name to the county of Somerset, was briefly, around the start of the 14th century, the county town, and around 900 AD was possibly the capital of Wessex...
.