Langport was a
rural district in
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England, from 1894 to 1974.
It was created in 1894 under the
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) 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 u ...
.
In 1974 it was abolished under the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
to become part of
South Somerset
South Somerset is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Somerset, England.
The South Somerset district covers an area of ranging from the borders with Devon, Wiltshire and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. It has ...
.
The parishes which used to be in the district include
Aller,
Babcary,
Barrington,
Barton St David,
Beercrocombe,
Charlton Mackrell,
Compton Dundon
Compton Dundon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, lying beside King's Sedgemoor and the Polden Hills, south of Glastonbury and north of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 705. The parish ...
,
Curry Mallet,
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 2,148. The parish includes the hamlet of Burton Pynsent.
History
The ...
,
Drayton Drayton may refer to:
People
* Drayton (surname)
Legal cases
* ''United States v. Drayton'', 536 U.S. 194 (2002)
Places Australia
*Drayton, Queensland, a locality in the Toowoomba Region
*Shire of Drayton, a former local government area in Queen ...
,
Fivehead,
Hambridge and Westport,
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
Within the parish of High Ham there have ...
,
Huish Episcopi,
Isle Abbots
Isle Abbots (also spelled Isle Abbotts) is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, around south-east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The village had a population of 205 at the 2011 census.
History
The name of the village come ...
,
Isle Brewers,
Keinton Mandeville,
Kingsbury Episcopi,
Kingsdon,
Kingweston,
Langport
Langport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, 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 separate ...
,
Long Sutton,
Muchelney,
Pitney,
Puckington and
Somerton.
References
Langport Rural District at Britain Through Time*
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
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Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
History of Somerset
Local government in Somerset
Rural districts of England