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Langport.-- market town and par. (Langport Eastover) with ry. sta., Somerset, on river Parret, 12 miles NW. of Yeovil, 171 ac., pop. 897; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Tuesday. A charter was granted to this town by James I. It supports a considerable trade chiefly by boat traffic with Bridgwater, the articles of commerce being coal, timber, iron, salt, and bricks.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "market town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Langport CP/Ch Somerset AncC |
Place: | Langport |
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