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Langport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. [1]

110 relations: A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, Academy (English school), Alfred the Great, Azores, Bank of England, Battle of Langport, Bridgwater, Bristol Channel, Building regulations in the United Kingdom, Burghal Hidage, Businessperson, Cemetery, Church of All Saints, Langport, Churches Conservation Trust, Civil parish, Convection, Cremation, Curry Rivel, D'Hondt method, Domesday Book, Economics, Elizabeth I of England, English Civil War, English Gothic architecture, Environmental health, European Parliament, Fire department, First-past-the-post voting, Freemasonry, Geological Conservation Review, Geraint son of Erbin, Glastonbury, Grassland, Gravel, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Huish Episcopi, Huish Episcopi Academy, Hundred (county division), Hundred of Kilmersdon, Ivelchester and Langport Navigation, James VI and I, John Thomas Quekett, Journalism, Langport and Castle Cary Railway, Langport East railway station, Langport Railway Cutting, Langport Rural District, Language College, Library, List of essayists, ..., List of U.S. military prisons, Listed building, Local education authority, Local Government Act 1972, Longphort, Low-pressure area, Marketplace, Member of parliament, Member of the European Parliament, Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom), Non-metropolitan district, Old English, Parish councils in England, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parr's Bank, Party-list proportional representation, Planning permission, Pleistocene, Police, Portreeve, Public housing in the United Kingdom, Public transport, Reading–Taunton line, Recycling, River Parrett, River Yeo (South Somerset), Roman Empire, Science College, Secondary school, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Social services, Somerset, Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust, Somerset County Council, Somerset Levels, Somerton, Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency), South Somerset, South West England, South West England (European Parliament constituency), Taunton, Temperate climate, The Hanging Chapel, Tourism, Trading Standards, Tudor House, Langport, United Kingdom census, 2011, United Kingdom constituencies, United States Army, Victorian restoration, Walter Bagehot, Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, Warehouse, Langport, Waste collection, Waste management, Westminster Bank, Westport Canal, Wet Moor, Whooper swan, World War II. Expand index (60 more) »

A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

List of A roads in zone 3 in Great Britain starting west of the A3 and south of the A4 (roads beginning with 3).

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Academy (English school)

Academy schools are state-funded schools in England which are directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control.

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Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great (Ælfrēd, Ælfrǣd, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.

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Azores

The Azores (or; Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal.

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Bank of England

The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.

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Battle of Langport

The Battle of Langport was a Parliamentarian victory late in the First English Civil War which destroyed the last Royalist field army and gave Parliament control of the West of England, which had hitherto been a major source of manpower, raw materials and imports for the Royalists.

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Bridgwater

Bridgwater is a large historic market town and civil parish in Somerset, England.

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Bristol Channel

The Bristol Channel (Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England.

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Building regulations in the United Kingdom

The UK's Building regulations are statutory instruments that seek to ensure that the policies set out in the relevant legislation are carried out.

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Burghal Hidage

The Burghal Hidage is an Anglo-Saxon document providing a list of over thirty fortified places (burhs), the majority being in the ancient Kingdom of Wessex, and the taxes (recorded as numbers of hides) assigned for their maintenance.

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Businessperson

A business person (also businessman or businesswoman) is a person involved in the business sector – in particular someone undertaking activities (commercial or industrial) for the purpose of generating cash flow, sales, and revenue utilizing a combination of human, financial, intellectual and physical capital with a view to fuelling economic development and growth.

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Cemetery

A cemetery or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred.

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Church of All Saints, Langport

The Church of All Saints in Langport, Somerset, England, has 12th-century origins but was rebuilt in the late 15th century.

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Churches Conservation Trust

The Churches Conservation Trust is a UK charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk in England.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Convection

Convection is the heat transfer due to bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquids, including molten rock (rheid).

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Cremation

Cremation is the combustion, vaporization, and oxidation of cadavers to basic chemical compounds, such as gases, ashes and mineral fragments retaining the appearance of dry bone.

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Curry Rivel

Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton and east of Taunton in the South Somerset district.

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D'Hondt method

The D'Hondt method or the Jefferson method is a highest averages method for allocating seats, and is thus a type of party-list proportional representation.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (or; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.

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Economics

Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.

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English Gothic architecture

English Gothic is an architectural style originating in France, before then flourishing in England from about 1180 until about 1520.

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Environmental health

Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health.

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European Parliament

The European Parliament (EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU).

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Fire department

A fire department (American English) or fire brigade (British English), also known as a fire protection district, fire authority or fire and rescue service is an organization that primarily provides firefighting services for a specific geographic area.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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Geological Conservation Review

The Geological Conservation Review (GCR) is produced by the UK's Joint Nature Conservation Committee and is designed to identify those sites of national and international importance needed to show all the key scientific elements of the geological and geomorphological features of Britain.

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Geraint son of Erbin

Geraint son of Erbin (Middle Welsh Geraint uab Erbin) is a medieval Welsh poem celebrating the hero Geraint and his deeds at the Battle of Llongborth.

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Glastonbury

Glastonbury is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol.

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Grassland

Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae); however, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) families can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs.

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Gravel

Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Huish Episcopi

Huish Episcopi is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the outskirts of Langport, south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district.

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Huish Episcopi Academy

Huish Episcopi Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Huish Episcopi near Langport, Somerset, England.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Hundred of Kilmersdon

The Hundred of Kilmersdon is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown.

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Ivelchester and Langport Navigation

The Ivelchester and Langport Navigation was a scheme to make the River Ivel (now called the River Yeo) navigable from Langport to Ilchester, in Somerset, England.

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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John Thomas Quekett

John Thomas Quekett (11 August 1815 – 20 August 1861) was an English microscopist and histologist.

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Journalism

Journalism refers to the production and distribution of reports on recent events.

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Langport and Castle Cary Railway

The Langport and Castle Cary Railway is a railway line from Castle Cary railway station to Cogload Junction near Taunton, Somerset, England, which reduced the length of the journey from London to Penzance by.

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Langport East railway station

Langport East was a railway station situated in Langport in Somerset.

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Langport Railway Cutting

Langport Railway Cutting is a 0.5 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Langport in Somerset, England, notified in 1992.

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Langport Rural District

Langport was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.

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Language College

Language Colleges was a programme introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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List of essayists

This is a list of essayists—people notable for their essay-writing.

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List of U.S. military prisons

This is a list of U.S. military prisons and brigs operated by the federal Department of Defense for prisoners and convicts from the United States military.

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Listed building

A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.

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Local education authority

Local education authorities (LEAs) are the local councils in England and Wales that are responsible for education within their jurisdiction.

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Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

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Longphort

A longphort (Ir. plur. longphuirt) is a term used in Ireland for a Viking ship enclosureConnolly S.J (1998).

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Low-pressure area

A low-pressure area, low, or depression, is a region on the topographic map where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding locations.

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Marketplace

A market, or marketplace, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Member of the European Parliament

A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.

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Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom)

The Neighbourhood Watch scheme in the United Kingdom is a partnership intended to bring people together to make their communities safer.

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Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England.

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Old English

Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.

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Parish councils in England

A parish council is a civil local authority found in England and is the first tier of local government.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Parr's Bank

Parr's Bank Limited was founded as Parr & Co.

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Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation (PR) in elections in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through allocations to an electoral list.

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Planning permission

Planning permission or developmental approval refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation) in some jurisdictions.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often colloquially referred to as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Police

A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by a state to enforce the law, to protect people and property, and to prevent crime and civil disorder.

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Portreeve

A portreeve or port warden is the title of an historical official in England and Wales possessing authority (political, administrative, or fiscal) over a town.

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Public housing in the United Kingdom

Public housing in the United Kingdom provided the majority of rented accommodation in the country until 2011.

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Public transport

Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is transport of passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that charge a posted fee for each trip.

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Reading–Taunton line

The Reading–Taunton line is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line from which it diverges at Reading railway station.

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Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

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River Parrett

The River Parrett flows through the counties of Dorset and Somerset in South West England, from its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around Chedington in Dorset.

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River Yeo (South Somerset)

The River Yeo, also known as the River Ivel, is a tributary of the River Parrett in north Dorset and south Somerset, England.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire (Imperium Rōmānum,; Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr.) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Science College

Science Colleges were introduced in 2000 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom.

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Secondary school

A secondary school is both an organization that provides secondary education and the building where this takes place.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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Social services

Social services are a range of public services provided by the government, private, and non-profit organizations.

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Somerset

Somerset (or archaically, Somersetshire) is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west.

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Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust

The Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust (SBPT) works to save the architectural heritage of Somerset, England.

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Somerset County Council

Somerset County Council (established in 1889) is the county council of Somerset in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the most significant local government services in most of the county.

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Somerset Levels

The Somerset Levels are a coastal plain and wetland area of Somerset, South West England, running south from the Mendips to the Blackdown Hills.

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Somerton

Somerton is a town and civil parish in the English county of Somerset.

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Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency)

Somerton and Frome is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by David Warburton of the Conservative Party.

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South Somerset

South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England.

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South West England

South West England is one of nine official regions of England.

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South West England (European Parliament constituency)

South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament.

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Taunton

Taunton is a large regional town in Somerset, England.

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Temperate climate

In geography, the temperate or tepid climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes, which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth.

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The Hanging Chapel

The Hanging Chapel (more formally known as the Chantry Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in Langport, Somerset, England is a 13th-century archway, bearing a Perpendicular building known as the hanging chapel.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.

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Trading Standards

In the United Kingdom, Trading Standards are the local authority departments, formerly known as Weights and Measures, that enforce consumer protection legislation.

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Tudor House, Langport

The Tudor House is an 18th-century house in Langport, Somerset, England.

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United Kingdom census, 2011

A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.

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United Kingdom constituencies

In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elect one member to a parliament or assembly, with the exception of European Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which are multi member constituencies.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Victorian restoration

The Victorian restoration was the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria.

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Walter Bagehot

Walter Bagehot (3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877) was a British journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, and literature.

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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors.

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Warehouse, Langport

The Warehouse in Great Bow Yard Langport, Somerset, England is an example of Victorian industrial architecture.

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Waste collection

Waste collection is a part of the process of waste management.

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Waste management

Waste management or waste disposal are all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.

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Westminster Bank

Westminster Bank was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1834 until its merger into the National Westminster Bank in 1970; it continued to exist as a dormant registered non-trading company until 4 July 2017 when it was dissolved Considered one of the Big Five, it expanded during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and took over a number of smaller banking companies.

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Westport Canal

The Westport Canal was built in the late 1830s to link Westport and Langport in Somerset, England.

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Wet Moor

Wet Moor is a 491.0-hectare (1214.0 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Muchelney in Somerset, notified in 1985.

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Whooper swan

The whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus), pronounced hooper swan, is a large Northern Hemisphere swan.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langport

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