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.

Outside links

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

References

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