Westport, Somerset
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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.
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hambridge and Westport) |
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