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Westport
Somerset

The Old Gospel Hall, Westport
Location
Grid reference: ST387201
Location: 50°58’40"N, 2°52’24"W
Data
Postcode: TA10
Dialling code: 01460
Local Government
Council: South Somerset
Parliamentary
constituency:
Somerton and Frome

Westport is a village in Somerset, close to the edge of the Somerset Levels, less than a mile south of Hambridge, with which it shares a civil parish.

The village lies along the disused Westport Canal, which joins the River Isle to the north near Hambridge. The twoi villages of Westport and Hambridge together had a recorded population of 514 in 2011.

The two villages, Hambridge and Westport, share many resources including Parish Council, Church, Branch of the Royal British Legion and Recreation Trust who manage a well maintained recreation ground and Village Hall.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about and Westport Hambridge and Westport)

References

Bridge over the canal at Westport
Bridge over the canal at Westport