Langport is a small historic market town in Somerset, England, sitting on the banks of the River Parrett at the edge of the Somerset Levels. Its origins are medieval and the town grew as a modest inland port serving the surrounding agricultural plain, so you still find narrow streets, old stone buildings and a market-town feel rather than modern suburbia.
Today the local economy mixes farming and cider-making traditions with light industry, independent shops and commuters who travel to larger centres. The low-lying landscape makes flood management an ongoing local concern, while the nearby wetlands attract wildlife and informal tourism; community life centres on the parish, local school (notably Huish Episcopi Academy) and occasional town events that underline Langport’s rural, civic character.
Postcode districts covering Langport
Most populated places nearby
- Weston-super-Mare 21.9 miles
- Taunton 12.2 miles
- Yeovil 10.3 miles
- Bridgwater 10 miles
- Frome 22.9 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 15.6 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 15.2 miles
- Bridport 21.8 miles
- Chard 12.8 miles
- Chard Town 12.6 miles
- Street 6.8 miles
- Honiton 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Huish Episcopi Parish 0.5 miles
- Drayton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Muchelney Parish 1.8 miles
- Pitney Parish 2 miles
- Aller Built-up area 2 miles
- Curry Rivel Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Curry Rivel & Langport Ward 2.4 miles
- High Ham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Long Sutton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Long Load Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Othery Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Kingsbury Episcopi Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Langport
TA10 9RL, TA10 9RG, TA10 9PU, TA10 9SJ, TA10 9TN, TA10 9RN, TA10 9RB, TA10 9ER, TA10 9ST … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 24.1 miles
- Exeter International Airport 33.2 miles
- Bridgwater Railway Station 9.4 miles
- Yeovil Pen Mill Railway Station 11.3 miles
Hotels near Langport Ad
- The Drayton Crown 1.8 miles
- The Old Pound Inn 1.9 miles
- The Brewers Arms 3 6.3 miles
- Devonshire Arms 3.1 miles
- The Duke of York 4 6.2 miles
- The White Hart 4.3 miles
- The Ilchester Arms Hotel, Ilchester Somerset 4 6.7 miles
- The Hollies Hotel 3 6 miles
- The Kings Head 2 4.7 miles
- Elements Suites 5 4.8 miles
Schools in Langport
- Huish Episcopi Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 7.2 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 8.8 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 9 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 9.8 miles
- Halswell House Country house 11.3 miles
- Halswell Estate 11.3 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 12.4 miles
- Forde Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles
- Norton Manor Estate 14.3 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 16.4 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 17.5 miles