LANGPORT, in Somersetshire, 132 miles from London, is a well-frequented town on the Parrot, between Bridgewater and Crewkern. It sent members to three parliaments, and is governed by a portreeve and a recorder. Here are lighters constantly fetching coals, &c. from Bridgewater; and it is a stage for the Taunton waggon, which drops the goods here from London to be carried farther by water. Eels are taken in vast plenty out of the holes of the banks of the river in frosty weather. The market here is on Saturday, and there are four fairs in the year.
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